Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> February 23, 2004

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE & MORTGAGE REITs: DONALD FANDETTI – WACHOVIA SECURITIES

DONALD FANDETTI is a senior equity research analyst covering the mortgage/specialty finance REIT sector for Wachovia Securities. He has followed real estate securities for the firm since 1999. Mr. Fandetti specialized in companies that own office, industrial, multifamily, healthcare, and retail commercial real estate properties. Prior to joining the equity research group, he had financial responsibilities in Wachovia's fixed-income capital markets group. Before joining Wachovia, Mr. Fandetti was an equity/fixed income investment analyst with a large non-profit organization. He is a CFA charterholder, member of the Baltimore Security Analyst Society, and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research. Mr. Fandetti earned his BS degree in Accounting and his MBA from Clemson University. Profile
TWST: Tell us about your REIT coverage at Wachovia Securities.

Mr. Fandetti: In late 2003 we initiated coverage of the mortgage REITs

and the commercial real estate finance REIT sector. I