31.   Charles Clough, chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch said that a slowdown in capital investment would put a drag on economic growth.

32.   Charles Clough, chief investment strategist for Merrill Lynch, said individual investors never actually left US stocks.

33.   Chairman Samuel Johnson also owns Johnson Asset Management, whose chief investment officer, Maureen Oster, is a trustee of the Investment Board and a Thompson contributor.

34.   Charles A. Smith, a chief investment officer at Fort Pitt Capital Group, is betting the economy will have enough steam to sustain earnings growth this year.

35.   Chancellor Capital Management Inc., New York, appointed Warren E. Shaw president, chief executive and chief investment officer.

36.   Chung was installed as chief investment officer.

37.   Charles Pradilla, chief investment strategist at SG Cowen, said investors should not expect a quick turn for earnings.

38.   Colonial Management Associates Inc. named Helen Frame Peters as its chief investment officer.

39.   Common Fund, Westport, Conn., named Robert L. Bovinette president and chief executive and also named Todd E. Petzel executive vice president and chief investment officer.

40.   David Bowers, the chief global investment strategist at Merrill Lynch, says investors face a major decision on asset allocation.