O-I-L-S, Oil Stocks
When you grow up with a father who worked in the brokerage business, you hear a lot of stories. The especially interesting ones are those about the investment business in the 1980s. Many times, my dad, Bill, has told me about Jack McCarthy, who ran the Affiliated Fund at Lord Abbett & Co. in the 1980s. At that time, the podcast of the era was sending a recorded tape of your thoughts to get the word out to investors. In 1984, Jack’s wisdom and recommendation were timely. […]