Mark Hulbert (born 1955) is a financial analyst and journalist who monitors and reports on the performance of investment newsletters.[1]

Early life and education

Hulbert's father was a professor of botany at Kansas State University. Hulbert graduated in philosophy from Haverford College in 1977 and from the University of Oxford in 1979.[2]: p.57 

Hulbert Financial Digest

With financing from James Davidson and William Bonner, Hulbert launched Hulbert Financial Digest in September 1980 and it grew to 14,000 subscribers by 1985.[2]: p.58  The idea of the Digest was to track the performance of investment newsletters from the perspective of actual subscribers, including the the timing and specificity of the buy/sell information they receive and the commission and spread costs they incur. The company associated with the Digest (The Hulbert Financial Digest Inc.) was acquired by CBS MarketWatch in April 2002,[3] which in turn was acquired by Dow Jones in 2005.[4] Dow Jones was acquired by News Corp. in 2007. Hulbert has been editor and writer throughout.[5]

References

  1. ^ Buckingham, John (2014-05-22). "The Prudent Speculator - Hulbert's Top Performer for the Past 20 Years". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  2. ^ a b Brimelow, Peter (1988-08-01). The Wall Street Gurus: How You Can Profit from Investment Newsletters. Minerva Books. ISBN 978-0-9620125-1-8.
  3. ^ "Annual Report: 2002" (PDF). MarketWatch. 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-30. The company acquired the Hulbert Financial Digest in April 2002, and with it Mark Hulbert, considered the foremost researcher and performance tracker of the $1.3 billion investment newsletter industry. ((cite web)): line feed character in |quote= at position 12 (help)
  4. ^ "Dow Jones to buy MarketWatch". CBS MarketWatch. 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^ Hulbert, Mark (March 2015). "About HFD". Hulbert Financial Digest. 35 (7): 7. ISSN 1042-4261.

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