General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 16, 2000
L. AUSTINE CROWE is Executive Vice President of T.O. Richardson Company,
Inc. and Lead Portfolio Manager of the Sector Rotation Fund. For the
past five years he has actively managed private accounts for the firm
using the Advisor's sector rotation discipline. He is the Chairman of
the Advisor's Investment Committee. After graduating from the U.S. Naval
Academy, Mr. Crowe was a Pilot with Eastern Airlines for 19 years. He
was an active member of the Airline Pilots Association Retirement and
Insurance Committee, which oversaw the management of Eastern's pilot
pension and profit-sharing plans. Profile
TWST: Because of the volatility, it has been suggested that sector fundsare not appropriate as part of a core equity investment strategy. T.O.
Richardson, however, offers investors a way to take