General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> October 20, 2003
BRUCE BITTLES is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist for
R. W. Baird & Company. He earned a BS degree in business and MBA degree
in Economics and Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University. After nine
years as Head Trader at the options trading firm of Thomas, Haab and
Botts in New York City, he came to J.C. Bradford & Company in 1974 to
establish and head the Options Department. Mr. Bittles joined the
Research Department at Bradford in 1985 where he was Partner in Charge
of Market Strategy until Paine Webber acquired the company in 2000. Mr.
Bittles currently serves on Baird's Stock Selection and Investment
Policy Committees. He provides stock market analysis to the firm's
retail, institutional and corporate clients. The focus of his research
is based upon studies of the various bond, stock, currencies, gold and
economic markets. His work is best characterized as an objective,
disciplined approach to investing that focuses on risk management and
staying in harmony with the primary trend. Profile
strategist at Robert W. Baird.
Mr. Bittles: My job is that of a risk manager to identify the primary
trends in the market
