Quotes by Michael Farr

“Its a very complicated issue and it takes a lot of data to indicate a trend.”

“Theyve got a huge market share, ... Theyre the industry leader. American Power Conversion is growing earnings at about 18 percent.”

“These guys are the top operator in that industry, ... And certainly, with the Baby Boomers aging, people living longer, the advances in science and health care, we think that Sunrise Assisted Living is doing a great job growing their earnings and the stock price looks good to us for the long term.”

“It was out of favor two months ago in this short-term mentality market. Theyre growing earnings. Theyre doing a very nice job. Intel, I think, is going to be a nice core holding for the next 5 years. This month, next month, this week, next week -- I dont think it matters. If you have money that can be in the market for 5 years, Intel is a good place for part of it.”

“These are great core holdings. Intel has done particularly well and it is fully valued. If you dont own it, I think it should be in your portfolio.”

“You dont want confrontation - you want your boss to see you as an up-and-comer,”

“Lots of employers dont want people around who arent loyal,”

“owned it for some time. Weve liked Bank One ( ONE ) for some time. Theyve been kind of murky in terms of guidance. Management has made some analysts nervous. But we think that the values are certainly there. Earnings growth is there. So, Bank One would be one of ours, too.”

“I think youre getting a bit of a safe haven -- stocks with earnings look good. If money is coming out of the Nasdaq, it is going into Dow stocks.”

“Ebullience and exuberance are back. For a market that has lacked direction, it is reacting tenfold to the first positive catalyst that has come along.”