“Contributor Call” series will be produced by HedgeyeTV.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STAMFORD, Conn., September 4, 2014 -- Seeking Alpha (SA) and Hedgeye Risk Management today announced a new partnership with the creation of a new video series called “Contributor Call.” Produced by HedgeyeTV, the series will feature one-on-one conversations hosted by Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough who will speak with top SA contributors about their highest-conviction investing ideas.
Viewers can watch “Contributor Call” on SeekingAlpha.com, Hedgeye.com, HedgeyeTV’s mobile app and on Hedgeye’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/Hedgeye).
The new partnership brings together Hedgeye, a leading independent investment research and media firm, with Seeking Alpha, the Internet’s #1 crowd sourced equity research platform.
"We're thrilled to partner with Hedgeye on this extremely exciting initiative,” said Colin Lokey, Director of Contributor Success at Seeking Alpha. “This represents a new and compelling way for Seeking Alpha contributors to share their best ideas with the investing public."
The inaugural “Contributor Call” features Ben Axler, founding partner of Spruce Point Capital, a long/short hedge fund, explaining to McCullough the reasoning behind one of his top short calls.
"This marks the beginning of what we think will be a great partnership between Hedgeye and Seeking Alpha,” said Keith McCullough, CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management. “Investors are thirsting for actionable investing ideas with deep, professional analysis and insight. This new pro-to-pro format gives it to them."
HedgeyeTV was launched last year and produces daily video content, including programs such as “Real Conversations” which has featured notable guests including national bestselling “Currency Wars” author James Rickards, Jim Grant, founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer and Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co.
ABOUT SEEKING ALPHA
Seeking Alpha is a crowd-sourced investment research platform that sources equity and fixed income analysis from over 9,500 contributors. With 3.5 million registered users and 2 million real-time alert subscribers, Seeking Alpha is the web's go-to destination for actionable investing ideas."
ABOUT HEDGEYE RISK MANAGEMENT
Hedgeye Risk Management is an independent investment research and media firm. Focused exclusively on generating and delivering actionable investment ideas in a proven buy-side process, the firm combines quantitative, bottom-up and macro analysis with an emphasis on timing. The Hedgeye team features some of the world's most regarded research analysts, all with buy-side experience, covering Macro, Financials, Energy, Technology, Healthcare, Retail, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure (GLL), Restaurants, Industrials, Semiconductors, Consumer Staples, Internet & Media.
CONTACT: Dan Holland
dholland@hedgeye.com
203.562.6500
