October 26, 2006 – Many times people say to me “Oh, you’re contrarian right?” and though I subtitle my blog as “Contrarian investment news you won’t find in the mainstream media”, a much more accurate self-description of my style would…

October 24, 2006 – Some people have asked me, the Dow just keeps going higher and higher, people seem not to have a worry in the world about the U.S. markets, the VIX levels are extremely low, expert analysts are…

October 23, 3006 – Last week I wrote that I wouldn’t touch China’s banks with a ten foot pole as in investment vehicle no matter how big Chinese bank IPO’s are splashed all over major newspaper’s headlines. However, India’s banks…

October 22, 2006 – Recently, a friend of mine sent me an email about a spam email advising about a great stock opportunity. I’ve had no time to reply to him as of yet so thought I ‘d just blog…

October 20, 2006 – The above question was posed to me by a reader about a week ago. I personally replied to him that I have been looking but haven’t yet identified any African companies that have a compelling enough…

Q: How Do I Know that My Blog Entries are On Point? I am keeping with my new tradition of keeping my Friday entries light and/or humorous. Last Friday, I blogged about Chris Gardner. This week, I really wasn’t sure…

October 18, 2006 – In recent months, two prominent analysts have been fired (well one resigned, but it’s easy to read between the lines there). According to biotechnology analyst Matt Murray of the American investment bank Rodman & Renshaw, he…

October 18, 2006 – Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas billionaire casino mogul, recently agreed to sell a 1932 Picasso painting “La Reve” to Connecticut hedge fund billionare Steven Cohen for USD $139 million, a $91 million profit in just 9…