Peach state slow to ripen ... Porter Bingham's focus on Georgia-based companies needs more time to bear fruit.(Portfolio Review)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: Lewis, Nicole | Copyright information

Last year, when BLACK ENTERPRISE invited Porter Bingham, president and CEO of The Malachi Group, to provide an exclusive portfolio of stocks for our readers, he had Georgia on his mind. He suggested that his Atlanta-based firm had a keen understanding of companies that were based in Georgia that would help add value to our readers' portfolios.

Bingham's four selections resulted in a 2.59% return during the 52-week period from Oct. 24, 2003 to Oct. 22, 2004, a portfolio ...

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