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Ben is the core of our investment team. He is our Senior Strategist and Portfolio Manager whose prescient market calls over the past 15 years have earned him
the respect of his clients and his peers. Ben, who is a nationally known expert on corporate earnings, was a co-founder of our parent company, Zacks Investment Research in 1978, and prior to that was with Merrill Lynch. Ben has been featured extensively in the financial media including CNBC, CNN, and CNNfn, and quoted frequently in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Financial World, Smart Money and Worth magazines.

Mitch is the firm’s primary expert in the area of quantitative investing and is responsible for developing the firm’s proprietary models and managing many of our portfolios.  Mitch is a noted columnist and speaker on the subject of wealth management. Mitch joined Zacks in 1997 as a quantitative analyst and in 1998 became Director of Investment Model Development. Prior to joining Zacks, Mitch was an investment banking analyst with Lazard Freres in New York. Mitch is the author of Ahead of the Market, published by Harper Collins in 2003.

Manish is involved in the management of all income related investment strategies. Through these various investing vehicles, he brings over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry to the table. Prior to joining Zacks, Manish was an Investment Manager for a regional bank in Southeast Ohio managing its investment portfolio and also served as a Portfolio Manager in its Trust Department.