As a supervisory analyst at several bulge-bracket research shops, I watched the hubris of Wall Street forecasts from a front-row seat. In a triumph of hope over experience, this has not stopped me. I spent 15 years on Wall Street as an editor and supervisory analyst for equity research ...more

As a supervisory analyst at several bulge-bracket research shops, I watched the hubris of Wall Street forecasts from a front-row seat. In a triumph of hope over experience, this has not stopped me. I spent 15 years on Wall Street as an editor and supervisory analyst for equity research departments at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan Securities. Before that stint, I worked as a reporter and editor in Oklahoma City and New York for The Daily Oklahoman, American Banker, Dow Jones and Knight-Ridder. Please visit The Donovan Report, my blog on markets, literature and life in America's waning days as successor to Rome.less