Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> May 17, 1999
JONATHON P. BRAATZ is Senior Vice President and a Senior Research
Analyst for George K. Baum & Company. He is responsible for following
companies in the agricultural industry. Prior to joining the company in
September 1996, Mr. Braatz was an Analyst at B. C.
Christopher/Fahnestock, Principal at First Kansas City Securities and
Portfolio Manager at Protection Mutual Insurance Company. He received a
B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and became a
Chartered Financial Analyst in 1982. Profile
TWST: I'd like to begin by asking you about the overall approach thatyou take to investing in agribusiness and food and the sectors that you
include in your coverage.
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