Jordan Kimmel

Areas of Expertise: Quantitative screening, market analysis

Twitter: @jordankimmel1

Books: “The Magnet Method of Investing,” "Magnet Investing: Build a Portfolio and Pick Winning Stocks Using Your Home Computer"

Topics Presented in Speeches: "Using the Magnet and FACTS Screens for Superior Returns," "Using Quantitative Screening in Stock Investing," "The Markets Versus the Economy"

Biography:

Jordan Kimmel is the co-founder and portfolio manager at FACTS Asset Management.

Leveraging more than 30 years in the financial services industry–as both a retail broker and a fund/portfolio manager–Kimmel is the co-creator of the FACTS model, a holistic unbiased quantitative measurement of the “integrity” of over 2,000 public companies. FACTS identifies companies with strong leadership, core values and ethical cultures. The strategy blends financial stability with forensic accounting, corporate governance, transparency, and sustainability metrics for the largest and most liquid companies. FACTS incorporates Kimmel’s previous Magnet model, which has been licensed to leading institutions including John Nuveen & Co. 

Kimmel's market insights have been sought by numerous networks such as CNBC, Fox News and ABC News, and he has been quoted extensively by various outlets such as Forbes and U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, he is the author of two books, most recently “The Magnet Method of Investing” (Wiley, 2009).

Kimmel earned his M.S. in urban policy sciences and a B.A. in economics from SUNY at Stony Brook.