Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> August 17, 1998
WILLIAM M. WIGDER is a managing director in Equity Research at Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation. He is a Security Analyst responsible
for paper and forest products companies and is Global Coordinator for
the firm's Equity Paper Group. Formerly, Mr. Wigder was a Limited
Partner with First Manhattan Co. Mr. Wigder is a Chartered Financial
Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. He is
a twice former President of the Paper and Forest Products Industry
Analyst Splinter Group of the NYSSA. Mr. Wigder received his B.A. from
Rutgers University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate
School of Business. Profile
TWST: May we start with just a look back at the performance of the paperand forest products stocks over the past six months?
Mr. Wigder: The performance in the last few months has been