Growing by design: beltway-based Friedman, billings, Ramsey & Co. builds on key 'capital' position. (Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co).(Martin Friedman)

Buyside, February, 2002 by Chensvold, Christian M.

Martin Friedman, director of research for Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., has been an anchor for the firm since its inception in 1989. He took the helm as director of research in 1998, and says, "We've been growing ever since.

Extending the firm's boundaries was all part of the plan. On becoming the research director, Friedman says, "I saw it as an opportunity to help the firm grow, to learn, and to diversify the research platform to a full range of coverage on six key verticals."

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., which initially covered financial services, quickly made a name for itself by recommending investors get out of bank stocks in 1989 and return a couple years later. FBR then leveraged its industry knowledge to land some big...

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