Nothing sends a clearer message about your status and self worth than a custom-made suit. Here's everything you need to know to get the perfect fit. Bone Up on Bespoke Goal: Understand what a...
CHOREOGRAPHER JOHN O'CONNELL ON TEACHING J. LO AND RICHARD GERE MOVES FOR SHALL WE DANCE. Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez play characters whose lives are transformed on the dance floor in Shall We Dance, which hits theaters this month. The film, based on the 1996 Japanese hit of the same...
THE ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER FOR THE NEW FILM SWING TELLS WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE TO MAKE BALLROOM MOVES-FOR ACTORS. Time was the enemy on Swing, a film I recently wrapped. I was the assistant choreographer, hired by choreographer Cynthia Glinka. The challenge we faced was immense: get the four principals, who...
INTRIGUED BY THE TANGO? WATCH OUT-YOU MAY GET ADDICTED. Toned legs dueling like swords. Sultry, backbreaking dips. Many students are drawn to tango after seeing an elaborate stage show or film production. But while the acclaimed musical Forever Tango or Robert Duvall's new film Assassination Tango convey the spirit of...
Capstone Investments There's a very good reason San Diego's Capstone Investments has its research department located in "balmy" Milwaukee, says Vice President and Director of Research Jason Diamond. "The weather is so bad, all we do is work." The...
MAGNUS FYHR JEFFERIES & CO. Magnus Fyhr ran out of Sweden as fast as he could. He did it on a track scholarship to Houston Baptist University, where he earned an MBA and became a Viking in Texas, working out...
PAUL FREMONT JEFFERIES & CO. A DIE-HARD CAPITALIST WOULD SAY THAT regulation is a terrible thing. But others, like utilities investors, would call it a trusted comrade. Paul Fremont of Jefferies & Co. has a fascination...
In some ways, the auto industry sits in neutral. As the engine idles, it remains uncertain to industry watchers which sectors will drive growth, build momentum or simply shift into a lower gear. While some believe the Big Three automakers appear as if they've been sideswiped...
The notion that everything is relative is a hallmark of modern thought. But some things are not dependent upon subjective interpretation. These are known as facts, and it's a fact that over the past year the telecom industry has experienced the market equivalent of the Alamo....
The May 2002 issue of Buyside contained an incorrect ticker symbol in the article, "Oil Abd Sand," by Christian M. Chensvold. Sharp-eyed readers note that the correct ticker symbol for quicksilver resources is KWK...
People expecting Texas-style ostentatious attitudes from the research department of Sanders Morris Harris Group are in for a surprise. Research Director John Olson calls the Sanders Morris Harris Group a conservative and low-profile outfit. "We have not been marching around with a high school band behind...
None one disputes the importance of the events of September 11, yet it is a tragic irony that the attack on the World Trade Center in the heart of America's financial center should have stimulated a sector of financial services. As it goes...
Oil may still deserve the alias 'black gold', but maybe not 'Texas tea'. That's because oil is a major international commodity -- and much of it comes from a potential war zone. If the war on terrorism takes on Iraq or if that...
Sandler O'Neill & Partners' West Coast Financial Services Conference carried tremendous symbolic value. Badly hit in the tragedy of September 11 -- its rebuilding was the focus of a Fortune January cover story -- the firm's amazing rebound is by no means mere happenstance. ...
While everyone longs for the return of the bulls, Robert W. Baird & Co.'s Director of Research Bob Venable says working in a recession is more exciting and challenging. Everyone knows that doing well in a good year isn't exactly as easy as...
If scanning the prospectus of yet another oilfield services or regional bank has become about as exciting as reading a cereal box, then maybe you should try making a play for the Thin White Duke or the Soul Man. The Pullman Group made...
If you live in a major metropolitan area, you probably think middle America is like another country. And in a certain way it is. The rural parts of the country have not adopted telecom services at the same rate as urban areas. For example, second lines, caller...
Flashback: It's 1999 and the U.S. telecom industry is at its zenith. No returns are too high. You sing "We're in the Money" while brushing your teeth each night. Wouldn't it be great to go back and snatch some of those big returns...
Martin Friedman, director of research for Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., has been an anchor for the firm since its inception in 1989. He took the helm as director of research in 1998, and says, "We've been growing ever since. Extending the firm's...
