2007 All America Research Team
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For a sixth consecutive year, Robin Farley of UBS is the top Leisure analyst.
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David Adelman of Morgan Stanley makes it five straight years at No. 1 for being “simply head and shoulders above everyone else,” says one money manager.
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Joseph Buckley “knows what drives earnings and stock performance,” says one client of the Bear Stearns analyst, at No. 1 for a seventh consecutive year.
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Andrew Steinerman takes top honors for a third year in a row.
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Jeffrey Sprague, 46, has been No. 1 in every year of the new millennium.
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Edward Wolfe claims first place for a fifth consecutive year.
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William Pecoriello, 42, of Morgan Stanley leads this sector for a fifth consecutive year, thanks to his deep industry contacts, “must-read research” and detailed survey work, investors say.
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Rising from second to take top honors for the first time, Lauren Lieberman of Lehman Brothers “is a bulldog asking tough questions of management teams,” marvels one money manager.
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Joseph Greff of Bear Stearns, who holds on to the top spot for a second year, provides “top-notch models and good stock picking,” says one satisfied client.
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“The go-to guy in the food group” is how one investor describes Andrew Lazar of Lehman Brothers, who finishes first for a fifth consecutive year.
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Ivy Zelman left Credit Suisse in June to launch her own boutique research firm, but she has not left the No. 1 spot, which the Cleveland-based analyst has held for seven of the past eight years.
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Himanshu Patel, 32, vaults from third to make his initial appearance in first, impressing investors with his “thorough understanding” and “extensive knowledge” of auto industry labor issues, particularly postemployment health care liabilities.