General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> November 20, 2000
WARREN M. BARNETT, President of Barnett & Company, is a native of
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Barnett graduated from McCallie school. He
attained his BS degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee at
Knoxville and his MBA in Finance from the Owen School of Management at
Vanderbilt University. Mr. Barnett was previously associated with the
investment banking firm of Kidder, Peabody & Company and the investment
counseling firm of Davidge & Company in Washington before returning to
Chattanooga to accept a position with a local bank in the trust
investment department. Perceiving a need for a firm of the type with
which he was associated in Washington, Mr. Barnett left to establish
Barnett & Company in 1983. Mr. Barnett received the Chartered Financial
Analyst (CFA) designation from the Institute of Chartered Financial
Analysts, Charlotte, VA in 1986. Profile
TWST: Will you begin with a bit of background on the firm you founded,Mr. Barnett ' the clients you serve and your investment approach?
Mr. Barnett: Barnett & Company is basically a