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Benjamin Shepherd is a recognized exchange-traded fund (ETF), mutual fund and stock expert with an extensive background analyzing time-tested funds, including their managers and strategies. Ben looks for investments that have proven themselves in both bull and bear markets. Ben also specializes in covering emerging markets, pinpointing the most dynamic investments in developing nations for market-beating growth.
Ben is an analyst for Global Income Edge and regularly contributes to Personal Finance, Investing Daily’s flagship product.
Analyst Articles
Experience is key to navigating shifting currents. Read More
Even though the US economic situation continues to improve, there's little incentive and even less urgency on the part of the Federal Reserve to enter into a tightening cycle. Read More
We recently spoke with Charlie Bobrinskoy and Tim Fidler, co-managers of Ariel Focus (ARFFX), about their Buffett-esque strategy and how that’s contributed to their fund’s success as it approaches its five-year anniversary. Read More
There’s been a lot of consternation when, after posting surging returns for most of 2009, the bottom fell out of the Australian markets after the government proposed a 40 percent super tax on the resource sector. Read More
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average now more than 12 percent off its April high, the markets have officially entered correction territory as tensions on the Korean Peninsula and concerns over the health of the European banking system weigh on the indexes. Read More
Consumer activity drives about 70 percent of the US economy, making a recovery in consumer spending the primarily driver of improvement all along the US value chain. But how much improvement can we really expect to see with elevated unemployment and little access to lending? Read More
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