Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> January 15, 2001
LAWRENCE D. RAIMAN is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston.
He was previously associated with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette prior to
the recent merger. Prior to that Mr. Raiman worked for PaineWebber. He
received a BS in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University and
an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School. Mr. Raiman is a
Certified Public Accountant and a member of NAREIT, International
Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, and various other
real estate trade organizations. Profile
TWST: How have the REITS performed in 2000?Mr. Raiman: REITs have performed very well. They are up about 19% year
to date. That compares quite favorably with both the Dow Jones
Industrial