To: bmart who wrote (2513 ) 8/29/1998 11:17:00 AM From: Arcane Lore Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Mr. Lore, independent assessment and confirmation of a stock's merits and risks is usually best, particularly where BB stocks are concerned. Nonetheless, I recognize there are those who believe, in Tideglider's words, that DD means Dial De company. Even in the latter camp, there will be those who hold the company to a higher standard and seek independent confirmation of claims. For example, if told over the phone or via a web page that a key company individual was associated in some fashion with a scientific publication, they will ask for a copy of that publication or at least the key page describing the individual's contributions to the publication. Or to take another example, if the company says that a scientist from a given organization is an advisor to the company, one will, at a minimum, attempt to independently verify that both the scientist and the organization exist and that the scientist is affiliated with the organization in question. Better than that, of course, is to contact the individual in question and have him/her confirm or deny the company's claims
