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Equity Investments

A Great Company Can Be a Great Investment

Jeff Anderson Jeff Anderson is portfolio administrator at Mellon Financial Corporation, Glendale, California.
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Gary Smith Gary Smith is Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College, Claremont, California.
Pages 86-93 | Published online: 02 Jan 2019

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