Black Capital LLC

Jeff Black - Investment Advisor

Jeff is from Cortez, a small, closeknit town in southwest Colorado. He is presently pursing his CFA designation, and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Memphis. He teaches Investments, Financial Risk Management, and Global Financial Management. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Colorado State University in 2010 with a concentration in finance and a minor in applied statistics. Returning to Colorado State, he completed his master’s degree in financial risk management in 2012. After founding Black Capital in 2012, Jeff earned his PhD in Finance at the University of Oklahoma.

Jeff worked as a financial consultant to US Oil & Gas during his undergraduate work, primarily concerning the feasibility of green operations. He is also a financial modeling consulted with First Financial Network in Oklahoma. While in his master’s program, he coauthored a paper concerning inefficiency in futures markets which was published in the Journal of Trading. More recently, his research on the pricing of different liquidity dimensions was published in the Journal of Banking & Finance. His present research interests include market microstructure, liquidity, market efficiency, and social network analysis. Jeff enjoys an array of hobbies, ranging from hunting and skydiving to watching football and baseball.

"I started Black Capital to help my friends and family with their investments and retirement planning. That same amount of care and attention carries over to all of our clients. No one can predict the market, but we try to provide an unmatched level of understanding and support between client and advisor, as well as match every client's investments with his or her unique goals and objectives."

-Jeff Black
Founder/CEO