Benjamin Shepherd

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

It has taken nearly five years for the economic “green shoots” that surfaced in 2009 to take hold. But we’re now seeing signs of green all around. Here in the US, the unemployment rate has fallen to a four-year low. In the second quarter of 2013, home prices were up in nearly 90 percent of US cities, including most of the hardest-hit urban markets, and many regional real estate markets are at post-recession highs.   Read More

A floating-rate loan is a shorter-term bank loan typically taken out by “leveraged” companies, those with a high level of debt and middling-to-low credit ratings.The undervalued favorites of a dividend The undervalued favorites of a dividend devotee Read More

High-quality video is one of the fastest-growing niche markets within technology. And a key player in this niche, this company went public last October at $6 a share and has since zoomed up to about $17 a share. We see more gains ahead as this little company continues to power ahead. Read More

The global economy remains weak, as Europe continues to work its way through recession and China backs off from the blistering growth rates of the past two decades. Here in the US, however, things are on an uptick. The housing sector is returning to health as both home prices and construction pick up. The employment outlook has also been steadily improving, albeit slowly, with thousands more Americans returning to work each month. Read More

Red flags in earnings reports, and a Dutch auction primer Eurozone economies are expected to contract 0.1 percent this year. But all isn’t gloom and doom. The last half of 2013 is looking increasingly positive, as the European Union makes headway in dealing with its troubled banks. Read More