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Financial Research Firm Reveals New FLEX-10 Index to Track Performance of the Market’s Top Ten Stocks

BALTIMORE, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- Charles Street Research (CSR), a financial research and publishing think tank based in Baltimore, Maryland, recently revealed a brand new performance index for one of their top research services.

* Retirement and income expert Charles Sizemore leads development of portfolio strategy merging value and momentum metrics
* Index backtested over 20 years to cover wide range of market environments and two major crashes
* Overall performance phenomenal ... shows results that would have crushed all major benchmark indexes.

Developed by Charles Sizemore, CSR's Chief Retirement and Income Strategist, the FLEX-10 Index tracks the performance of a model portfolio comprised of the market's top ten value and momentum stocks each month.

Not to be confused with benchmark indexes like the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq, the FLEX-10 Index tracks a very small, selective group of stocks based on 27 different criteria. The index is updated monthly to reflect the rapidly changing market environment.

"For the past decade, many investors have felt like geniuses riding this ten-year bull market," Sizemore says of the new index. "But those outstanding gains have primarily been driven by about 10-20 high-flying stocks."

"Now, we're starting to see many of those stocks come under pressure. Anyone investing in a fund that tracks a broad market index is at increased risk in the months ahead. And if we're headed for a recession, anyone broadly invested in the market is likely to get crushed, just like in 2008."

Sizemore's FLEX-10 Index is designed to perform in any market environment, including a hedged position when volatility starts to pick up.

While he's the first to admit this strategy won't outperform the benchmarks every month, he's extremely confident in the long-term outlook.

"We ran an aggressive backtest all the way back to 1999 to test this out. I'm confident we've covered just about every market condition, including two major market crashes. While recently value stocks have fallen a bit out of favor, I expect the FLEX-10 Index to vastly outperform the benchmarks over the next decade."

To learn more about the FLEX-10 Index, access Sizemore's recent presentation, delivered to Charles Street Research subscribers at The Rich Investor.

http://www.flex10index.com/

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About Charles Street Research:

Charles Street Research provides readers with economic forecasting, investment research, and proprietary economic knowledge.

We give our customers the information we would want if we were looking for it. Charles Street Research is fully independent and unbiased, and only publishes information and strategies we would want our own families to follow. Learn more at: https://www.charlesstreetresearch.com/

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Charles Street Research (CSR), a financial research and publishing think tank based in Baltimore, Maryland, recently revealed a brand new performance index for one of their top research services.

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Strategic Benefits Advisors Promotes Three Consultants to Director Level

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors (SBA) today announced the advancement of retirement plan consultants Kim Shumate, David Runsick and Harry Souder to the role of director. Shumate, Runsick and Souder were promoted in recognition of their sustained contributions to SBA, including their proven success leading complex projects to high-value outcomes and fostering strong client relationships.

Kim Shumate
Shumate joined SBA as a senior benefits consultant in 2011, bringing with her over 28 years' experience as a retirement plan consultant. Since joining SBA, she has spearheaded numerous key projects, including the recent transitions of a Fortune 500 plan sponsor's defined contribution (DC), defined benefit (DB), health and welfare and non-qualified plans to new outsourcing providers.

David Runsick, Q.P.A.
Runsick joined SBA in 2005 as a senior benefits consultant. He possesses over 20 years of benefits industry experience specializing in DC plans. David is expert in many areas including complex error correction and compliance issues.

Harry Souder
Souder has been a benefits consultant at SBA since 2003. A nearly 30-year practitioner of actuarial and outsourcing consulting, he has extensive experience working with both DB and DC plans of all sizes. Harry is exceptional at large-scale data projects and complex benefit calculations.

"Strategic Benefits Advisors works hard to cultivate a team of deeply knowledgeable and effective leaders in employee benefits consulting," said SBA Co-Founder and Principal Mindy Zatto. "We are pleased to elevate Kim, David and Harry to the director level and look forward to their continued contributions to the success of SBA and our clients."

About Strategic Benefits Advisors:
Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) is an independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm focused on creatively and effectively solving complex benefits issues for clients ranging from 500 to over 250,000 employees. Founded in 2002 by veteran consultants Mindy Zatto and Andy Adams, SBA provides practical consulting recommendations and expert implementation of solutions for all types of employee benefits programs, including retirement, health and welfare, financial wellness and employee recognition.

With an average of over 20 years in the field, SBA's team of actuaries, consultants and systems specialists is among the most experienced in the industry.

For more information, visit http://www.sba-inc.com/.

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Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors (SBA) today announced the advancement of retirement plan consultants Kim Shumate, David Runsick and Harry Souder to the role of director. Shumate, Runsick and Souder were promoted in recognition of their sustained contributions to SBA, including their proven success leading complex projects to high-value outcomes and fostering strong client relationships.

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