Growing independence: independent research flourishes down on the farm.(Research Profile)

Publication: Buyside

Publication Date: 22-JUN-03

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Farmhouse Equity Research

From the second floor of a 150-year-old converted barn, J.P. Mark is doing what he loves: Providing institutional research of the highest quality. Since leaving Wells Fargo where he served as director of research, Mark has founded his own independent research firm, Farmhouse Equity Research. And while his office location may be unconventional, it's his approach to research that's turning heads.

Mark had been toying with new platforms for research since he was running the equity research department at Wells Fargo in San Francisco. Catching wind of a beginning trend, Mark felt there was a huge opportunity for independent research. "The world has changed and there is definitely a place for good independent research," he says. "And I have been doing it for years, so why not do it on my own?"

Mark decided that Farmhouse would focus its high-powered perception on companies ignored by the Street, generally in the $50 million...

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