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Michael Pento

Michael Pento

Delta Global

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

With more than 16 years of industry experience, Michael Pento acts as chief economist for Delta Global Advisors and is a contributing writer for GreenFaucet.com. He is a well-established specialist in the Austrian School of economic theory and a regular guest on CNBC and other national media outlets. Mr. Pento has worked on the floor of the N.Y.S.E. as well as serving as vice president of investments for GunnAllen Financial immediately prior to joining Delta Global.

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    Published 26 October 2009 | viewed 2,576 times

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    Published 28 September 2009 | viewed 5,501 times

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    Published 21 September 2009 | viewed 4,760 times

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    Published 31 August 2009 | viewed 3,091 times

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    Published 12 August 2009 | viewed 3,483 times

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