This slump may require special stock-picking skill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schlumberger Looks Like a Potential Gusher] Reference

Still, there's plenty of high-concept stock-picking left.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investing, After The Bubble Making It Back] Reference

And is she going to start a stock-picking show in response?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Cramer’s Mad, Mad World] Reference

She says, much of her stock-picking involves "educated guesses.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Pharmaceuticals] Reference

He was one of the first to use computers to aid in stock-picking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Former Accountant Worked to Build] Reference

Above all, there is much more to his success than stock-picking alone.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other Reason for Warren Buffett's Success] Reference

A manager's stock-picking certainly has a strong influence on returns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Load Funds] Reference

A 130/30 fund magnifies a manager's stock-picking skills -- and mistakes.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Shortcuts Here:] Reference

Fundamentals of Investing The downturn has been rough on stock-picking managers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Active or Index Funds for '09?] Reference

"He's developed some real stock-picking skills over the years," said Dan Lefkovitz.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canada Fund Rides] Reference

Only a part of Mr. Buffett's market-beating performance has come from stock-picking.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other Reason for Warren Buffett's Success] Reference

But the numbers are a stark example of where active stock-picking can lead a portfolio.    From Wordnik.com.  [Actively Managed Funds Struggle Amid Crisis] Reference

But given Mr. Malone's stock-picking record, investors could do worse than follow his lead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Price of Liberty] Reference

Jim Jubak is founder and editor of the stock-picking and economic trend blog JubakPicks. com.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Jubak: Jimmy Choo and the New Frugality] Reference

Still, real conflicts of interest in the stock-picking game have been exposed as never before.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dot-Com Witch Hunt] Reference

In the bear market, growth funds aren't the only ones seeing their stock-picking models upended.    From Wordnik.com.  [Growth Funds Adapt to Slow-Growth Era] Reference

The firm plans bigger investments in infrastructure, real estate and old-fashioned stock-picking.    From Wordnik.com.  [KKR Slates Public Offer] Reference

As Sense began developing its algorithms, the moneymen saw an opportunity to use them for stock-picking.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Trillion Points of Data] Reference

It's time for Sunday Journal's 41st Investment Dartboard contest, so fine-tune your stock-picking skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Make Your Pick for Next Contest] Reference

Other funds are run by skippers who may have experience shorting stocks but lackluster stock-picking records.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Shortcuts Here:] Reference

But I remember the '70s very well, and that was just a great period for stock-picking, especially the late' 70s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Briefed: Louis Navellier] Reference

If journalists join the stock-picking circus, they have to expect their recommendations to be tested for results.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Big Tease] Reference

We don't disagree with Fortune's contention that evaluating Whitney on her stock-picking record "misses the point.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Yvette Kantrow: Fortune Magazine and Stock Jock's with Nix Pix] Reference

Break up Magellan, or close it, and Fidelity is admitting its managers are mere mortals, not stock-picking supermen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elephant Dance?] Reference

Jim Cramer has made a career out of promoting it, as have countless other stock-picking gurus since the dawn of time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Henry Blodget: Moral of Insider-Trading Bust: Only Fools Try to Beat the Street] Reference

The Best on the Street survey identifies the top five analysts in each of 44 sectors, based only on stock-picking skill.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Year of Rally, Bullishness Paid Off] Reference

Are you partial to stock-picking mutual-fund managers rather than index funds that simply aim to track market benchmarks?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Managed Funds Offer Little Cover From the Bear] Reference

The value managers said they haven't changed how they approach their stock-picking strategies, despite last year's losses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fund Managers Hit Stock Reset Button] Reference

You can't rely on index funds; in the complex small-cap market they won't do as well as a good stock-picking fund manager.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Hopes For Small Stocks?] Reference

Although there are many ways to rank analysts, this survey is strictly quantitative and based solely on stock-picking skill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finding the Way in Rough Seas] Reference

Despite being classified as a growth-minded investor, he also uses a price discipline in his fundamental stock-picking process.    From Wordnik.com.  [With Clock Ticking,] Reference

Asset managers, in general, are facing tough times, but stock-picking is at least a familiar and well-worn concept for investors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Move Over, Black Boxes: Brains Are Back] Reference

What they had in common were solid stock-picking records — just as impressive to Mr. Risch as those of the pros, if not more so.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Pied Pipers of Wall Street] Reference

The fact that some managers hold large amounts of cash and still collect a management fee for stock-picking may surprise some investors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Funds Stashed Cash to Ease Pain] Reference

After Jonathan finished fourth in a children's stock-picking contest sponsored by CNBC, his parents opened an Ameritrade account for him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is the Internet a Big Bluff? Lewis Plays Hacker's Poker] Reference

At the same time, the added stock-picking research required by their social or religious criteria increases the cost of running such funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why a Fund's Piety Is Now Paying Off] Reference