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. It 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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