About Steve |
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Steve Percoco founded Lark Research in 1991 as an independent provider of investment research to institutional clients. He focused initially on the high yield debt and equity securities of publicly-traded homebuilders and then gradually expanded his coverage to related sectors, such as manufactured housing, REITs, mortgage finance and building products/materials companies. In 1995, he began publishing Net Realizable Value, a newsletter devoted to the residential real estate industry. In 2001, he became the publisher of Income Builder, a research-oriented newsletter that covers the financial markets broadly for individual investors, mostly high net worth individuals and financial advisors. Income Builder's coverage includes any type of investment readily accessible to the individual investor, including stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Income Builder also has a special focus on key sectors, such as utilities, energy, telecommunications, technology, real estate and health care. Lark Research also offers contract research services to institutional investors, broker-dealers and companies whose debt and equity securities are publicly-traded. From 1994-2004, Steve was involved in the activities of the New York Society of Security Analysts. From 1995-2004, he chaired the Committee for Improved Corporate Reporting, which produced conferences and other programs on accounting standards and financial reporting issues for NYSSA members. In that position, he initiated the Society's annual liaison meeting with the FASB and organized efforts to submit comment letters to the FASB and SEC on proposed new standards. He also conceived and produced conferences and other programs on many other topics at the Society, including the housing industry, the security industry, the coal industry, bankruptcy investing and derivatives, among others. From 1996-2002, he served as a member of NYSSA's Board of Directors. He was given the Society's Volunteer-of-the-Year award in 1995, 1996, 2001 and 2002. Prior to founding Lark Research, Steve served as Vice President in the High Yield Corporate Bond Research Department at Salomon Brothers (1987-1990). His coverage there included soft drink bottlers, supermarkets, fashion retailing, conglomerates and special situations. He also specialized in bankrupt and distressed securities at Salomon Brothers. At Bank of Boston (1983-1987), Steve served as a credit officer in the Loan Officer Development Program, with responsibilities for credit training and overseeing the progress of other trainees. Later, he served as an investment officer in the bank's Corporate Finance division, where he participated primarily in private placement underwriting efforts. In 2004, Steve founded the Value Investing Special Interest Group of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors. He is currently a member of the FASB's User Advisory Council. Steve is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Harvard Business School. Contact information:Stephen P. Percoco Telephone: (848) 467-0384 e-mail address: webmaster@larkresearch.com |
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