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Martin Fridson is the publisher of Income Securities Investor and according to Investment Dealers' Digest, he is "perhaps the most well-known figure in the high-yield world." He has served as a CFA Institute governor and consultant to the Federal Reserve Board. In 2002 the Financial Management Association International named Mr. Fridson the Financial Executive of the Year. The CFA Society New York gave him its Ben Graham Award in 2017.
Martin's Articles
Hess Midstream LP (HESM) is an attractive income investment with intriguing upside at its recent $35.81 share price. This Master Limited Partnership (MLP) operates midstream – from the well pad to the gathering system, processing and storage, terminaling, and export facilities, notes Martin Fridson, editor of Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor.
Martin Fridson, CFA
ENERGY
The Allstate Corp. 7.375% perpetual Series J preferred stock (ALL.P.J) recently yielded 6.87%. That represents an attractive rate for an issue that is suitable for low- to medium-risk income-focused portfolios, writes Martin Fridson, editor of Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor.
Martin Fridson, CFA
FINANCIALS
The stock market’s post-election rally received lots of media attention. But with considerably less fanfare, income investors also got richer between November 5 and the month’s final trading day, the 29th. Meanwhile, Franklin Income Focus ETF (INCM) is a multi-asset ETF I like that seeks high current income and capital appreciation, notes Martin Fridson, editor of Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor.
Martin Fridson, CFA
INCOME
Tickers: INCM
Lamar Advertising Co. (LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising Real Estate Investing Trusts (REITs) worldwide, with more than 363,000 displays across 45 US states and Canada. LAMR offers its customers a broad range of advertising mediums, including billboards, digital billboards, interstate logo, transit systems, and airport advertising formats, advises Martin Fridson, editor of Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor.
Martin Fridson, CFA
REITS
Tickers: LAMR
Martin's Videos
Income-oriented investors face multiple challenges this year from lingering high inflation, Fed tightening of interest rates, and a high risk of recession. Treasury bond yields may be close to topping out, but credit risk premiums are sure to increase if economic growth turns negative. This presentation will highlight top picks for the current environment in a variety of income-oriented asset classes.
Martin Fridson, CFA
ASSET PROTECTION
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Marty Fridson discusses the need to spread risk across various fixed income products with different risk profiles.
Martin Fridson, CFA
STRATEGIES
3:28
Fridson discusses the current risk profile in the market. He talks about the importance of combining below investment grade bonds with dividend growth stocks to create a diversified portfolio
Martin Fridson, CFA
STRATEGIES
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With interest rates so low it is necessary to take more risk to get beneficial yield. The key to investing in the fixed income world is diversification.
Martin Fridson, CFA
FINANCIALS
3:41
Martin's Books
Martin Fridson, CFA
Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide
"Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide is a well-organized, thorough exploration of the challenges facing practitioners who rely on financial statements to make investment and lending decisions.
Martin Fridson, CFA
How to be a Billionaire: Proven Strategies from the Titans of Wealth
How to Be a Billionaire looks at the careers, the methods, and the minds of self-made billionaires to distill the common keys to titanic accumulations of wealth. Each chapter explores a specific strategy and brings it to life through extended profiles of past and present masters of the art of making money.
Martin Fridson, CFA
It Was a Very Good Year: Extraordinary Moments in Stock Market History
What, if anything, do the most spectacular, high-performance periods of the twentieth-century stock market have in common? And most importantly: Can we predict when they will occur again?
In this fascinating investigation, acclaimed author and financial authority Martin S. Fridson probes the past, leading an exhilarating tour through each of the twentieth-century stock market's golden years. Illuminating, entertaining, and rich in historical anecdotes, Fridson's book treats us t
Martin Fridson, CFA
Investment Illusions: A Savvy Wall Street Pro Explores Popular Misconceptions About the Markets
A source of down-to-earth advice on how not to fall prey to the follies of "pert." Examines and exposes the false assumptions many investors and professional money managers make when playing the stock market. Conveys essential stock market principles by using entertaining and easy-to-understand analogies. Includes numerous, bizarre, actual incidents and hilarious media howlers to dramatize misconceptions about the mark
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