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Several charts are presented depicting the investment performance of various companies and businesses in the U.S. including the top 10 investment banker money raisers, the best-performing new issues in 1987, and worst performers through December 31, 1987.

Presents earnings forecasts for various companies from several European countries that could comprise a diversified do-it-yourself European portfolio.

The article highlights the performance of new issues during the 1987 stock market crash in the U.S. Topics discussed include the decline of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index of over-the-counter shares, the performance of initial public offerings (IPO) against the S&P 500, and the best and worst performing stocks during the year.

This article analyzes why so many new stock issues perform so miserably in the U.S. Conflicting interests are in play when a new stock comes one's way. The issuing company, of course, wants the highest price possible. The investor wants the possibility of a decent return. In between is the underwriter, which all too often cannot afford to be a truly disinterested middle-man. If it doesn't price a new issue to the client's liking, the underwriter risks losing the offering to another firm that will. The performance of new stock issues, working with the unique database on new issues developed by Forbes in 1986, illustrates this bias clearly. INSET: `We figure out what makes sense' (discusses First Albany Corp....