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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (36441)	11/16/1998 11:35:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

MMV, This has been going on for a long time. The difference is that they are daring to go after big name analysts now. It has been known in the business for the last 15 years or so that if you tell the truth about a co., they will get you. And, if you don't have a big nest egg like Kurlak, that can be intimidating. At Waddell and Reed, we considered it a badge of honor to be cut off or shouted at in analyst or annual meetings. Not kicked out for hitting on the CEO's daughter, as happened to me a time or two (hey, I tripped and fell on top of her <G>), but for putting the heat on. Most firms, buyside and sellside, do not have a commitment to real research any more. Which is why they always get surprised when the SRAM and graphic chip and disk drive markets disappear over night. <G> MB