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Article: A prosperous endeavor.
- Article from:
- Providence Journal (Providence, RI)
- Article date:
- March 8, 2006
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Byline: Andrea L. Stape
Mar. 8--NEWPORT -- J.P. Mark's office window looks out on Ocean Drive and offers a framed view of waves lapping on the shore and reeds blowing in the wind.
Sometimes in the afternoons, Mark takes off his headset, grabs his wife and two children, and heads over to the beach for a romp in the sand.
For Mark, who left San Francisco's financial district in 2001 for the quiet of coastal Rhode Island, hitting the beach in the middle of a workday isn't playing hooky -- it's just a better way to do business. His perspective is not surprising, since the company he founded -- Farmhouse Equity Research -- is all about getting out ...