Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> February 12, 2016
Brian Vaccaro, Vice President, joined the Raymond James & Associates, Inc. equity research department in 2005 and became an Analyst in 2014. Mr. Vaccaro has been covering the restaurant sector since joining the company, and during this time, the Raymond James & Associates, Inc. restaurant team has been honored numerous times for stock picking and estimate accuracy by both The Wall Street Journal “Best on the Street” survey and StarMine. Mr. Vaccaro was also named a Rising Star in the 2015 Institutional Investor survey. Prior to joining Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Mr. Vaccaro spent two years with Standard & Poor’s Corporate Value Consulting, where he was generalist and worked on various engagements within the consumer staples, telecom and health care industries. Mr. Vaccaro earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Florida and is a CFA charterholder. Profile
Mr. Vaccaro: I would say, broadly speaking, I'm a bit more cautious on the U.S. macro backdrop
