And so does showing up in a navy blue suit, white shirt, red tie and tasseled loafers, carrying the WSJ under your arm...with the stock high, low, trend and list of individuals who have bought or sold large blocks of stock recently...and the name of the Chief Pilots dog and a dozen roses for his secretary.

While they make good reading for soporific value, anyone who bases their decision on an annula report needs to consider a more stable line of work...like being a fry cook. Annual reports can provide a look back and nothing more than a SWAG looking forward. World politics, Wall Street speculators and other events can take it all and upend the apple cart, rendering it all useless.

Perhaps you could enlighten us about your career choices and how they are working out based upon your detailed analysis of annual reports?