Martin Fridson

Martin Fridson is a senior analyst with Porter & Co. and “perhaps the most well-known figure in the high yield world,” according to Investment Dealers’ Digest. He oversees the research and recommendations for Porter & Co.’s Distressed Investing. At brokerage firms including Salomon Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch, he became known for his innovative work in credit analysis and investment strategy. For nine consecutive years he was ranked No. 1 in high-yield strategy in the Institutional Investor All America Research Survey. He has served as president of the Fixed Income Analysts Society, governor of the CFA Institute, director of the New York Society of Security Analysts, and consultant to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The Financial Management Association International named Fridson the Financial Executive of the Year in 2002.

In 2000, he became the youngest person inducted up to that time in the Fixed Income Analysts Society Hall of Fame. A study based on 16 core journals ranked Fridson among the 10 most widely published authors in finance in the period 1990-2001. The CFA Society New York presented Fridson with its Ben Graham Award in 2017. After spending his undergrad years at Harvard College, he earned his MBA at Harvard Business School.