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Richard Segarra, CFA

Over his 17-year career in the equity investment field, Richard Segarra has dedicated himself to developing new and creative ways to improve the investment decision-making process. Since joining Ford Equity Research in 1995, Mr. Segarra has been responsible for the database and all published research. His major accomplishments include the development of robust equity models (including the Value/Momentum model) and substantial increases in company coverage, data item coverage and update frequency of the Ford database. Mr. Segarra is a frequent contributor to articles for the financial press. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Chapman University. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of San Diego.

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