J Mintzmyer - Shipping Extraordinaire

J Mintzmyer (@mintzmyer) is a renowned maritime shipping analyst who directs the Value Investor's Edge ("VIE") research platform on Seeking Alpha. He stopped by The Business Brew to discuss the shipping industry.  J is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, is regularly quoted in trade journals, and hosts a popular podcast featuring shipping industry executives. Mr. Mintzmyer also hosts regular "Virtual Investor Forums," which are a must-attend for anyone interested in the shipping and infrastructure industries. As Head of Research at Value Investor's Edge, his trades and model portfolios have outperformed the shipping sector average for 6 consecutive years and have beaten the Russell 2000 for 5 of the past 6 years. J has earned a BS in Economics from the Air Force Academy, an MA in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, and is a PhD Candidate at Harvard University, where he researches global trade flows and security policy. This episode is brought you by Koyfin, one of the fastest-growing platforms for financial data and analytics to research stocks and understand market trends. Check out Koyfin.com to see what a Bloomberg-lite, with tons of high-quality fundamental data and a powerful graph engine looks like.