Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> July 21, 1997

Bank & Thrifts : Elizabeth A. Summers – Ryan Beck

ELIZABETH A. SUMMERS, who joined Ryan, Beck in August 1992, currently publishes investment recommendations for 15 banks and 4 thrifts. Companies on her coverage list are located primarily along the East Coast of the United States. She has been analyzing banks since 1987, first as a foreign banking applications analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then as an associate analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons in Baltimore. Ms. Summers is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of The Bank & Financial Analysts Association, Association for Investment Management and Research, and The New York Society of Security Analysts. She is a graduate of Elmira College where she earned her BA, and from New York University where she earned her MBA. Profile
TWST: Ms. Summers, may we start with a brief profile of Ryan, Beck &

Co., its specific area of business and its strengths?

Ms. Summers: We're a small, regional broker-dealer that focuses