Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> October 6, 2003
JOSEPH GREFF is a Manging Direcotr at Fulcrum Global Partners where he
covers the gaming and lodging industries. Before joining Fulcrum, he was
a sell-side analyst at ABN AMRO covering these industries. Prior to ABN
AMRO, he was an Associate Analyst at Prudential Securities as part of a
team covering gaming and lodging stocks. Prior to his career on Wall
Street, Mr. Greff worked at American International Group. He holds an
MBA in Finance from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of
Business and a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Muhlenberg College. Profile
JOSEPH FATH is a Vice President of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and
a Research Analyst in the Equity Division. He follows the airline
industry as well as lodging and gaming, and real estate under the
consumer industry. Mr. Fath serves as a Vice President and Investment
Advisory Committee member of the Growth Stock Fund, New Horizons Fund,
and Real Estate Fund. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, he was a summer
intern at T. Rowe Price, covering the electronic design automation
software industry. He was also the Chief Financial Officer and co-
Founder of Broadform, Inc., a startup educational/software company. In
addition, he worked as a Financial Analyst for Players International.
Mr. Fath graduated with honors with a BS in Accounting from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received an MBA with
honors in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fath has also earned the
Certified Public Accountant accreditation. Profile
TWST: Joe Fath, what has gone on from a market perspective with thesestocks so far this year in the whole gaming and casino area?
Mr. Fath: I think that earlier in the year, given what was