Industry & Services >> Sector Roundtables >> June 16, 2003
MICHAEL HUTCHISON has over 15 years' experience in the investment
industry and currently serves as Vice President and Senior
Investment Analyst at Barrington Research Associates, Inc., a
Chicago-based investment research and brokerage firm. Mr.
Hutchison is a member of the Security Trader Association of
Chicago and holds a BAS degree in economics from Eastern Illinois
University. Mr. Hutchison has been featured in The Wall Street
Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, The New York Times,
Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago Tribune, as well as many other
local, regional, and national publications. Profile
GARY PRESTOPINO has 18 years of investment experience as a
portfolio manager and equity research analyst. His research focus
is on business services. Mr. Prestopino joined Barrington
Research in January 2001. He is a graduate of Ithaca College,
with a BA in Economics, and Tulane University, with an MBA in
Finance, and has been a CFA since 1985. Mr. Prestopino previously
served as Director of Research for Mesirow Financial and as
Senior Vice President, Business Services, for Tucker Anthony in
Chicago. He is a member of The Investment Analyst Society of
Chicago. Profile
ALEXANDER PARIS JR. has over 15 years' experience in the
investment industry and currently serves as Senior Vice President
and Director of Research at Barrington Research Associates, Inc.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Paris worked as an equity trader
at Barrington Trading Company and in trading floor operations at
Stotler & Company, a commodities trading firm, both in Chicago.
Mr. Paris is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a BS degree
in Economics from Northern Illinois University. He is also a
four-time winner of The Wall Street Journal's 'Best on the
Street' analyst survey (2000-2003) for his coverage of the
consumer services industry. In the 2002 survey, he was ranked the
number one stock picker in the consumer services industry. In its
January 2002 issue, Smart Money Magazine named Mr. Paris its 'Hot
Analyst' of the month. In May 2002, San Francisco-based StarMine
Corp. ranked him Number Four in a survey of over 3,500 analysts,
regardless of industry covered, for his stock picking performance
in 2001. Mr. Paris has been prominently featured in The Wall
Street Journal, Barron's, SmartMoney Magazine, Investor's
Business Daily, The New York Times, Crain's Chicago Business,
BusinessWeek, Chicago Tribune, as well as many other local,
regional, and national publications, and is a frequent guest on
radio and television shows. Profile
Mr. Prestopino: Business services is a large, highly fragmented
industry that had $544 billion of revenue in 2001, according to
the U.S. Department
