Jeff Manera

Jeff has a unique combination of depth and breadth, with senior experience spanning the financial and wealth management industries as a recognized expert in equities, global markets and strategic options trading. He has spent more than a decade on the financial front-lines as a widely-read senior investment newsletter Editor/Analyst, with strong expertise in portfolio management, private equity/M&A, tactical options investing and financial copywriting. As CEO of Manera Capital Management and HedgeFundPartner.com, Jeff currently offers M&A / portfolio management/optimization services and “alpha-enhancement” for high net-worth individuals, institutions, and hedge funds, with long/short equity, options strategies and strategic diversification. Also, he is currently focusing on healthcare and clean energy M&A. From 1998 to 2011 (in part concurrent with the above), Jeff held Executive Editor positions at the helm of six widely-read investment newsletters and advisory services focusing on the US and global equity and options markets, with an emphasis on options/derivatives trading, uncovering potential takeover/special situation stocks, diversified portfolios, emerging markets and analyzing global and regional macro-economic trends. Jeff became well-known for his ability to seamlessly shift between his conservative/low-risk fundamentally driven stock-picking and his higher-beta “swing for the fences” services which employed creative leveraging, options and currencies strategies. Academic: Jeff has a bachelor's degree in finance, has held six securities and securities principal licenses (expired), is near completion of his MBA and is progressing through the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter, with level 1 completed.