IPOs Are Looking Tasty Again

BusinessWeek/online, December 2006:

Financial sector offerings paid off big, tech stocks are back, and 2007 promises more of the same

The once-moribund market for initial public offerings heated up in 2006, giving savvy investors an opportunity to beat the market by a wide margin. IPOs gained 24% through Dec. 8, vs. a 13% gain for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, according to Renaissance Capital in Greenwich, Conn., as the amount of money raised jumped 19%, to $38 billion.
The market looks just as solid going into 2007. And as the economy slows, upstarts with strong growth potential will look more appealing, says David Antonelli, chief investment officer at MFS Investment Management in Boston.