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.
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."

| May 22, 2013 | 2:00 PM EDT
The Internet giant's competitive position looks as strong as ever.
| Mar 06, 2013 | 6:00 AM EST
Grocery chain's results are resounding in Chicago but deteriorate overall.
| Feb 05, 2013 | 12:00 PM EST
An FCC proposal to create a nationwide network has carriers worried.
| Dec 19, 2012 | 5:32 PM EST
The company will have some megahits in the years ahead.
| Oct 24, 2012 | 1:37 PM EDT
Its commercial backlog gives it an advantage over its defense-dependent aerospace peers.
| Oct 02, 2012 | 10:30 AM EDT
While earnings were above par, we don’t see an investment here as being the best use of capital.
| Sep 11, 2012 | 10:30 AM EDT
Is the stock only attractive on paper?
| Aug 29, 2012 | 3:30 PM EDT
The shares are cheap and management seems to understand what consumers want.