Abby Joseph Cohen, Known for Bullish Calls, to Exit Goldman (1)

Abby Joseph Cohen, the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. senior investment strategist whose upbeat stock-market forecasts made her one of the faces of the 1990s bull market, will retire at the end of the year.

“Abby played a critical role in expanding our global investment research franchise around the world and served the division in numerous leadership roles,” said Jan Hatzius, head of the global investment research division and the firm’s chief economist. “She has been an influential presence at the firm and across the financial industry.”

Abby Joseph Cohen

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Cohen, 69, has been pulling back from her responsibilities at Goldman ...