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Ben Carlson

Company: Ritholtz Wealth Management

Area of Expertise: Institutional Asset Management

Website: www.awealthofcommonsense.com

Twitter Feed: @awealthofcs

Books: A Wealth of Common Sense (Bloomberg Press, 2015)

Email: awealthofcommonsense@gmail.com

Biography:  Ben Carlson, CFA, has spent his career helping institutions invest and manage their portfolios. He has provided both portfolio management and consulting services to a wide range of institutional funds, including endowments, foundations, pension plans and operating funds for various hospitals, insurance companies and charitable organizations. This includes positions with a $2.5 billion investment consulting firm as well as a portfolio management role with a $1.4 billion endowment fund.

author Image Ben Carlson CFA, is director of institutional asset management at Ritholtz Wealth Management and author of “A Wealth of Common Sense” (Bloomberg Press 2015).

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