11.   Something is wrong with investment banks whose analysts tout stocks that their firms underwrite.

12.   That was especially true for brokers who touted individual stocks to the prospective buyers.

13.   The basic problem is that companies like to have built-in demand for their shares in house and are not shy about touting their stock beyond the limits of prudence.

14.   The industry body may try to discipline brokers found to have improperly touted stock on the Internet, she said.

15.   The stock was mentioned favorably in the Wall Street Journal today in an article that touted cyclical stocks.

16.   Their plunge came after the Cabot Market Letter, a newsletter that has touted the stock, said it was the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.

17.   These promoters tout high-flying stocks, pushing investors to commit their money on the spot.

18.   To discourage securities dealers from touting the stock, Berkshire will pay them rock-bottom commissions to distribute the securities.

19.   Traders said on-line personal finance bulletin boards, such as Motley Fool and Silicon Investors, touted the stock last week.

20.   Timothy Lutts, co-editor of the Cabot Market Letter, which touts hot stocks, believes in the procedure.