Former Smart Money editor to pen Barron's newsletter

Fleming Meeks, the former editor of Smart Money magazine, will be the writer of a new Barron’s newsletter launching online next month.

The newsletter will be called Barron’s Daily Stock Alert, and is its first premium newsletter. It’s designed to spotlight undervalued stocks with long-term growth potential and will debut on Thursday, April 3, with an initial subscription rate of $495. After April 20, the rate jumps to $995 a year.

“Barron’s Daily Stock Alert will draw upon the longtime strength of Barron’s — timely insight on the market and investments — that has helped investors ‘see what others don’t’ for more than 80 years,” said Edwin Finn, president and editor of Barron’s, in a statement “Fleming Meeks brings an expertise and knowledge that will ensure this newsletter is a must-read for investors.”

Meeks was most recently the editor of SmartMoney and previously served as an assistant managing editor at Barron’s. During Meeks’ five-year tenure as editor of SmartMoney, the magazine’s featured stock portfolios averaged a 14.7 percent annual return, compared with 8.9 percent for similar investments in the S&P 500 — beating the market by an average of 5.8 percentage points each year.

Meeks began his career as a staff writer at Forbes, where he became an associate editor and senior editor. He also served as assistant managing editor at Money magazine.

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