Brian Nelson

Brian Nelson

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Brian Nelson is the President of Equity Research and ETF Analysis at Valuentum Securities. Before founding Valuentum in early 2011, Nelson worked as a director at Morningstar, where he was responsible for training and methodology development within the firm's equity and credit research department. Prior to that position, he served as a senior industrials securities analyst, covering aerospace, airlines, construction and environmental services companies. Before joining Morningstar in February 2006, Mr. Nelson worked for a small capitalization fund covering a variety of sectors for an aggressive growth investment management firm in Chicago.Expand

He holds a Bachelor's degree in finance and a minor in mathematics, magna cum laude, from Benedictine University. Nelson has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is best known in the financial industry as being the "Father of Valuentum Investing."Collapse

Roundy's Shares Offer Fair Value

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Brian Nelson

 | Mar 6, 2013 | 6:00 AM EST

Grocery chain's results are resounding in Chicago but deteriorate overall.

Free WiFi for All Would Have Mixed Results

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Brian Nelson

 | Feb 5, 2013 | 12:00 PM EST

An FCC proposal to create a nationwide network has carriers worried.

Google's Worth $900

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Brian Nelson

 | Dec 19, 2012 | 5:32 PM EST

The company will have some megahits in the years ahead.

Boeing Keeps Its Edge

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Brian Nelson

 | Oct 24, 2012 | 1:37 PM EDT

Its commercial backlog gives it an advantage over its defense-dependent aerospace peers.

Digging Into Nike's Mixed-Bag Quarter

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Brian Nelson

 | Oct 2, 2012 | 10:30 AM EDT

While earnings were above par, we don’t see an investment here as being the best use of capital.

How International Paper Stacks Up

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Brian Nelson

 | Sep 11, 2012 | 10:30 AM EDT

Is the stock only attractive on paper?

Ford Is the Better Investment Vehicle

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Brian Nelson

 | Aug 29, 2012 | 3:30 PM EDT

The shares are cheap and management seems to understand what consumers want.

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A Special Thank You to Barron's
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Brian Sozzi

 | May 18, 2013 | 6:48 AM EDT
I greatly appreciate the team for sharing my remembrance to Alan Abelson. It really did come from the heart. I am becom...

How to Obliterate an Earnings Call
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Brian Sozzi

 | May 18, 2013 | 6:33 AM EDT
I approach an earnings call as I do eating a lobster: tear it apart and leave nothing for the dogs in the back alley. ...
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