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Pensions & Investments, September, 2000 by Kovaleski, Dave
What stock would you like to see in the Stein Roe Young Investor Fund? That was the question worth $5,000 in Young Investor Fund shares in the fourth annual Stein Roe Young Investor Essay Contest. Sixth-grade winner Catherine Hobson of Mesa, Ariz., suggested VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Why? "VoiceStream marketing hits (the) target when it chose Jamie Curtis as its spokesperson.
She is able to relate to kids as well as adults, providing VoiceStream with instant credibility," Ms. Hobson wrote. Fifth-grade winner Bethany Murphy of Mt. Laurel, N.J., chose an old economy stock: Home Depot Inc. At first she'd considered choosing a toy company, but then after all those long hours spent in Home Depot with her parents, she decided to switch. Sort of. "I guess...
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