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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
Dedication to R&D helps this industrial outpace its peers. Read More
Pharmaceuticals find profits in rare diseases. Read More
Although real estate is rebounding after a multi-year slump, risk remains. Ben offers up two ways in tech and finance to participate in the rebound without losing your shirt. Read More
Although consumers can expect their household budgets to take a hit from the agricultural sector’s woes, investors can offset some of their losses in the grocery aisle with gains from these two ETFs. Read More
Energy stocks may be down so far in 2012, but the best time to buy is when fundamentally-strong companies are on sale. Ben likes a beaten-down energy stock with growth potential. Read More
Fund manager Larry Seruma of Nile Pan Africa returns to update his thinking on the dark continent. Investing in Africa is risky, but it offers the highest potential equity returns. Read More
Africa is the emerging market's final frontier. Read More
The upcoming election will bring the kind of uncertainty the market hates. Read More
A beaten-down energy stock with growth potential. Read More