Martin Fridson

Welcome to my website, where you will find descriptions of my recent works and other interesting information, including a brief biography. I welcome your comments and questions, which you can email to me at mfridson@rcn.com.

In addition, I invite you to learn about my weekly publication on the high yield bond market by visiting www.leverageworld.com

My writing focuses primarily on political economy, investments, and the history of financial markets. Some of my works are aimed at a popular audience and others at professional and academic readers. In addition to my books, which have been translated into Chinese, German, Korean, Polish, Russian, and Spanish, I have authored or coauthored numerous articles in professional journals. A study based on 16 core journals ranks me among the ten most widely published authors in finance in the period 1990-2001. Since 1989, I have served as the book review editor for Financial Analysts Journal. In a very different vein, my light verse has appeared in publications ranging from Playbill and the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal.

I grew up in Detroit, Michigan. After earning a bachelors degree in history and a masters of business administration from Harvard University, I began a Wall Street career that has encompassed corporate bond trading, securities analysis, and investment strategy. I live in New York City with my wife, Columbia University Professor of Music Elaine Sisman, and our children, Arielle and Daniel. My nonprofessional interests include tennis, travel, and philanthropy.