Hewitt Heiserman

Hewitt Heiserman Jr. conceived the Earnings Power Chart, which is the subject of his book "It's Earnings That Count" (McGraw-Hill, 2004).

Mr. Heiserman is a member of the Boston Security Analyst Society and the CFA Institute. He has been quoted in TheStreet.com, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, CBS MarketWatch, Business 2.0, Better Investing, The Motley Fool, Complete Growth Investor, Barron's, and the Haverford Trust Company Adviser.

Mr. Heiserman has spoken to the New York Society of Security Analysis, the Boston Security Analysts Society, Babson Investment Management Association, the American Association of Individual Investors, Fidelity Management & Research, Complete Growth ...More Investor, Bryant College and Franklin-Templeton Group on "Ben Graham and the Growth Investor." He also serves as an instructor for Gerson-Lehrman Group.

A stock-picking screen Mr. Heiserman created for Motley Fool based on methods described in his book has turned a hypothetical $10,000 investment made at the beginning of 2005 into $32,000 at the end of 2009, excluding taxes and trading costs, or 26% annualized. In contrast, a $10,000 investment in the S&P 500 grew to just $10,321, or 1% annualized. To learn more, click here: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/12/28/let-scrooge-make-you-rich.aspx

Mr. Heiserman graduated from Kenyon College with Distinction in History. He was also awarded Kenyon's Faculty Award for Distinguished Achievement. Mr. Heiserman is vice-president of an open land foundation. An Ironman triathlete finisher (Lake Placid, 2010), he qualified for and competed in USAT's 2012 age-group national championships. Mr. Heiserman is an Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow recipient. He has climbed the Grand Teton and Mount Rainier, and has also bicycled across the United States.

In 2014, Columbia University will publish Mr. Heiserman's second book, The Checklist Investor. Mr. Heiserman also publishes Checklist Investor Quarterly, which shares the Internet's latest and best tips for improving stock-picking success.