It's hurt him that a few of his favorite stocks have decided to leave.

Each manager then concentrates on 15 or fewer favorite stocks.

Ask five highly regarded international investment managers to pick 8 to 15 of their favorite stocks.

Yet, odds are, both analysts' favorite stocks will do fine, he said.

That rapid growth has led the fund to assume increasingly large positions in its favorite stocks.

His favorite stocks come from consumer, technology and heavy industrial companies.

At another screen, investors punched in numbers of their favorite stocks.

"Market participants were doing bottom fishing and re-establishing positions in their favorite stocks."

Worth's approach is similar to Money's in that 12 investment pros each pick two favorite stocks for 1997.

"At this point, it's probably my favorite stock," he said.