John M. Lafferty

Mr. John M.
Lafferty, CFA MBA, is a Principal at PriceTarget Research LLC.
In 2004, he formed PriceTarget Research that quickly became a leading provider of equity research on thousands of companies to large institutional investors.
Mr. Lafferty began his career as an investment analyst at Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago.
During his 22 years with the firm, he managed institutional portfolios and mutual funds, served as Director of Research and Information Services, where he led the firm’s investment research, database development, and computer support activities, and was a member of the Executive and Management Committees.
In May 1991, Mr. Lafferty founded J.M.
Lafferty Associates to provide support to corporations and institutional investors, facilitating decisions consistent with the key factors driving increases in shareholder value.
After his investor relations and capital markets businesses were acquired by Thomson Financial and The Corporate Executive Board in 2004 and 2010, respectively, Mr. Lafferty co-founded Lafferty & Lahey Partners LLC and has focused on continuing development of the valuation and stock rating methodologies used in PriceTarget Research ratings and analysis.
He holds undergraduate and MBA degrees from Northwestern University.
Mr. Lafferty is a Chartered Financial Analyst.