Natural Resources >> Sector Roundtables >> March 16, 1998
TOM ABRAMS is an Analyst/Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston
and was previously associated with Lord Abbett & Co., Kidder, Peabody &
Co., Oppenheimer & Co., and CSFB. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he
earned an A.B. degree from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from Cornell
University. He is a member of the Steel Analyst Group. Mr. Abrams is
married and has one child. Profile
KENNETH W.P. HOFFMAN is a Senior Metals Analyst and Senior Steel Analyst
at Prudential Securities Inc. Mr. Hoffman currently specializes in both
domestic and international steel companies including the steel
processors. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he earned his M.B.A. from
Duke University and Bachelors degrees in finance and economics from
Syracuse University. Mr. Hoffman is married and enjoys reading about
world and industrial history, playing golf and gardening in his free
time. Profile
TWST: Tom, a year ago you told our readers that you felt the steel groupreflected a lot of what was going on in the entire stock market and in
the industry. How do you feel about what's been