AskAnalyst.com strives to show the highest standards, both professional and ethical, through several vectors.
Commitment to the CFA® designation*
Our Head of Research is a CFA charterholder, one analyst is a Level 1 Candidate in the CFA Program, and another analyst is going to sign up for the program during 2012. All of our analysts adhere to the CFA Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. We vigorously control the quality of our research and encourage all of our analysts to adopt the latest techniques to maintain a leading edge in the industry.
* The CFA Designation and the CFA logo are registered trademarks of the CFA Institute.
Commitment to good business ethics
We believe that lasting partnerships must rely on honesty and openness between partners. It is our principle to maintain these principle in our work with customers.
Extensive experience
Our equity research analysts have worked on numerous stocks from a wide number of sectors: Basic materials, Capital goods, Consumer goods, Energy (Oil & Gas, alternative energy), Healthcare, Services, Technology (including hi-tech, biotech, IT), Transportation and others. Most of these companies had market capitalisation between $50 million and $5 billion trading on NYSE, NASDAQ, OTCBB, AMEX, TSX, LSE, Euronext. We also have experience with valuing privately-held companies from various industries, including web-based businesses, healthcare services, and government-owned utilities.
Low cost location
Our equity research outsourcing team is based in Moldova, a small country in Eastern Europe. Our location in Moldova offers a very important advantage to our customers – low cost. Thus, we can offer very competitive prices for our outsourcing and valuation services.
Time zone GMT+2
Our Eastern European location provides us with an advantage of +7 hours difference with New York. This allows us to respond to customers’ requests in time before North American markets open, providing our outsourcing customers not only with cost advantages, but also with promptness.
Our Team
We are a small team of equity research analysts based in Chisinau, Moldova. In order to join our research team, an analyst has to prove his/her skills in the equity research field.