Howard Marks
Investor and writer
Howard Marks is an American investor and writer who co-founded Oaktree Capital Management. He also writes investment memos that he shares publicly.
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American Born 1946 in New York City, United States
About Howard Marks
Howard Marks, born in 1946, is an American investor and writer. In 1995 he co-founded Oaktree Capital Management, where he is co-chairman. Before Oaktree, he led the groups at The TCW Group that handled distressed debt, high yield bonds and convertible securities, from 1985 to 1995. Earlier he spent 16 years at Citicorp Investment Management, beginning as an equity research analyst. He studied finance at the Wharton School and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Marks writes memos on investment strategy and the economy, which are posted publicly on the Oaktree website. Mastering the Market Cycle is his second book, following The Most Important Thing.