General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> July 19, 1999

Alan W. Kral – Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen Inc

A Portfolio Manager with extensive experience in both fixed income and equity management, ALAN W. KRAL joined Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen, Inc. in 1991. He is a Principal of the firm and a member of the Investment Committee. Most recently, Mr. Kral had been a Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager with Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors. From 1983 through 1988, he was the Principal of his own firm, Madison Park Investment Management, which was acquired by Ocwen Financial Corporation. He was a Vice-President and an Asset and Liability Specialist for Oewen until 1990. Mr. Kral is a graduate of St. Mary's College in Minneapolis with a B.A. degree in Physics and holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Minnesota. He became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1978. Profile
TWST: Your investment approach is driven by a top-down analysis. As you

examine the economy and its underpinnings, have you come to any

conclusions about what's ahead?

Mr. Kral: We know what