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April 26, 2005

Investment Insight from Finance Undergraduate

Alex RIng.Department of Finance undergraduate Alex Ring was quoted in a New York Times article about his current views on investing in an article by Eric Dash and Jonathan Fuerbringer on April 22. The article chronicles the more cautious investing habits of Americans, from a retired businesswoman in Phoenix to Ring, who hails from Rushville, IL.

Ring, president of the Finance Club, has approximately $15,000 invested in the market and commented that overall he is "more uncertain" about the market even though he sees opportunities in individual stocks. He is more positive on the oil and gas sector using index funds like iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources fund.

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