1.   A.T. Cross Co., a Lincoln, Rhode Island-based pen company, might sound like a stock an experienced money manager would run away from.

2.   In one exercise, they helped a fifth-grade class staff a hypothetical ball-point pen company.

3.   Q. You were involved in developing software for a pen computing company, Slate Inc. Pen computers never took off.

4.   With this kind of market, pen companies find it profitable to offer luxury models.