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11 October 2018 Multimedia

An Industry Veteran Identifies Risks in the Credit Market (Take 15 Series)

  1. Martin S. Fridson, CFA

Martin S. Fridson, CFA, discusses a number of issues, including the investment grade and the high yield credit markets, how to correctly forecast the default rate, and how the leveraged buyout market has evolved since the 1980s.

Martin S. Fridson, CFA, chief investment officer at Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors LLC, is regarded as one of Wall Street's most thoughtful and perceptive analysts and has been dubbed "the dean of the high yield bond market". In a wide-ranging interview, he discusses a number of issues, including the investment grade and the high yield credit markets, how to correctly forecast the default rate, and how the leveraged buyout market has evolved since the 1980s.

The Take 15 Series is a series of short interviews with leading practitioners on timely topics focused on the investment profession.