Kristin Bentz writes the fashion investing blog Talented Blonde www.talentedblonde.com. A former Wall Street retail... more

Kristin Bentz writes the fashion investing blog Talented Blonde www.talentedblonde.com. A former Wall Street retail analyst, Bentz served as the product manager for consumer equities at Lehman Brothers. Prior to Lehman, she was a retail and consumer analyst for Northeast Securities' Independent Research Group and Ladenburg Thalmann. Most recently, Bentz was Senior Correspondent for TheStreet.com TV, joining TheStreet.com in August 2007 as managing editor of RealMoney.com. Kristin produced the weekly segment “Random Acts of Fashion” as well as reporting breaking financial news for TheStreet.com TV. She holds a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University, a master's degree in business administration from Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration. Consistently recognized for her knowledge of consumer trends and how to invest in them, she appears weekly on Fox Business News and has appeared on CNBC and Fox News Channel.