1.   ...Roger Early, a portfolio manager at Federated Investors Corp.

2.   Alpha is a statistic used to track the value that a portfolio manager adds.

3.   Although she worked as an analyst and assistant portfolio manager for the Boston Co., she has never managed a socially conscious fund.

4.   Although the mid-caps are not as cheap as the smallest stocks, several portfolio managers said they remain a good buy.

5.   American portfolio managers often buy or sell Telmex, the largest stock on the Mexican exchange, as a proxy for the entire Mexican stock market.

6.   Among the five portfolio managers, Jacobs retains the lead.

7.   Among the new big investors are Japanese insurance companies and international bond portfolio managers who previously found high yields in Europe.

8.   Analysts and portfolio managers also raise cautions about rushing into these risky stocks.

9.   Analysts and portfolio managers hold out little hope that this year will provide more excitement.

10.   Analysts said some window dressing by portfolio managers at the end of the fiscal quarter was at work, spurring a little buying from Asian accounts overnight.