If you have stock certificates for a defunct dot-com, hold onto them; they're likely to be collectors items. Investment fevers such as oil, mining, and the Net generate paper that looks good on walls. As fewer physical shares are being printed these days, there's likely to be a bull market in dot-com stock certificates. [Nicole St. Pierre, BW, 29Jan01, p. 10.]

Need a corporate sponsor for your work? The Thomas Register lists 156K US and Canadian companies that provide industrial products and services in 68K categories. Look for companies that would benefit from your project. . [Grantseeker Tips, 07Jan01.]

Joseph Zirilli has published Year 2000 results for his NN stock market trading signals, at . His S&P-500 Prediction Service was up 50% (Futures) and 10% (S&P-500 Cash). His company is offering a new BrainTrader-PE (personal edition). [, 18Jan01.] (Previous results are on display at , as described in CW 10.03.)

The Behavioral Finance FAQ now includes a specialized search engine, as well as an email list with 390 members. . [, sci.cognitive, 06Jan01.]

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