Krissy Bentz is President of Talented Blonde LLC, an advisory firm focusing on the consumer/retail industry that caters to select corporations and equity funds. She also is editor of the consumer investing blog by the same name, www.talentedblonde.com, which provides an unconventional look at the consumer/retail sector and individual stock issues. A Wall Street veteran, Ms. Bentz served as an analyst in the consumer brands sector for Lehman Brothers, where she was known for identifying trends in the retail sector and her contrarian views on the stock market. Before her tenure at Lehman Brothers, Krissy was a member of Northeast Securities’ Independent Research Group,an acclaimed and highly visible research team on Wall Street. Ms. Bentz began her research career at one of the industry's preeminent investment banks, Ladenburg Thalmann. Most recently, Ms. Bentz was a senior correspondent at Jim Cramer's TheStreet.com, joining the company in 2007 as managing editor of RealMoney. Kristin produced the weekly segment and podcast “Random Acts of Fashion: How Style on the Street Can Make You Money, ” as well as reported breaking financial news for TheStreet.com TV. Krissy received a BA from Arizona State University, and MBA from Fordham University's Graduate School of Business Administration. Consistently recognized for her knowledge of consumer trends and how to invest in them, she is a regular contributor on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and has appeared on CNBC, Good Morning America, and Fortune’s Wall Street Week. Ms. Bentz has been featured in The New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, Glamour, and the Wall Street Journal. She was recognized by PR Week magazine as one of 2008's "New Media Faces to Watch."