General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> January 3, 2005

ARTHUR LAFFER JR. – LAFFER INVESTMENTS INC

ARTHUR B. LAFFER JR., President and Chief Executive Officer of Laffer Investments, Inc., has more than 16 years of financial services experience in marketing, product management, sales, information technology and security analysis. His responsibilities at Laffer Investments include overseeing all marketing, client relations, operations and financial activities for the firm. Mr. Laffer joined Laffer Associates in 1997, after having worked for Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management in the capacity of senior manager for insurance products and managed accounts. While there, Mr. Laffer was responsible for product management, marketing and key account service for more than $10 billion in separate account business. Prior to Nicholas-Applegate, Mr. Laffer worked at Putnam Investments for nearly six years in several key management capacities. His last position was Vice President, National Sales Manager for the firm's variable insurance products, which then accounted for more than $25 billion in Putnam assets. Mr. Laffer started his professional career in 1987 at Bradford and Marzec, Los Angeles, an institutional fixed income asset manager, where he was involved in trading, research, marketing and information technology. Profile
TWST: Would you give us an overview of Laffer Investments?

Mr. Laffer: We are an economic investment management firm that has its

roots in investment research via our sister company, Laffer