Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> September 9, 2002
Nikolai d. Fisken joined Stephens Inc. in September 1994 as an
Associate Analyst covering the insurance industry. He became a
Research Analyst in December 1996. In late 1999, Nik became the
lead analyst covering two distinct groups ' insurance brokerage
and financial services technology. Nik has been named a Wall
Street Journal All-Star Analyst, has a Five-Star rating from
Zachs, and has also received votes in the Institutional Investor
All-Star annual survey for the insurance sector and in the "Best
Up-and-Comer" category. Prior to joining Stephens, he was
employed for two years with a Washington, DC-based accounting and
consulting firm with international corporate clients. Nik
obtained his BA in Economics from Denison University in
Granville, Ohio, and spent a semester abroad studying the
European Community at the University of Freiburg in Germany. In
1998, Nik earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Profile
role in the insurance industry today?
Mr. Fisken: They do. I look at them as the pulse of the industry,
quite frankly. While
