Jamie Dlugosch

Jamie Dlugosch

InvestorPlace Writer

Jamie Dlugosch has over 20 years of experience in financial markets including investment banking, equity analysis and research and money management.

Previously, he was the publisher of Al Frank’s Prudent Speculator and CEO of Al Frank Investment Management Inc. He is the founder and editor of The Rational Investor.

Jamie earned his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters, Julia and Ellie.

Recent Articles

How “Lowe” Can You Go?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

If the past few months have taught us anything it's to sell on strength. In other words, get out while the getting is good. While a company like home improvement giant Lowe's (LOW) is solid, the company is at the complete and utter mercy of the broader economy.

Nordstrom (JWN): Consumers Aren’t Biting

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Proving that the high-end is not immune to the nation's current financial woes, luxury retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) reported that its third quarter profit fell 57 percent while same-store sales declined 11.1 percent compared to a year ago.

Glorious Food Stocks

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

In a market with very little that can be counted on, investors can find the same comfort by intently focusing on food. Sales of goods are plummeting across the economy, but food purchases are sure to hold steady. They always do even during horrible economic conditions like we now face.

Best Buy: When It Rains, It Pours

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Every day it seems there's a new shoe to drop. On Wednesday, it was electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY) that put a scare into the market as it slashed its 2009 earnings estimate and called the current retail environment the worst in its 42 year history.

How to Turn Your 401(k) Into an 801(k)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Forget about the running joke about how your 401(k) has shrunk into a 201(k) -- this is no time to cry over spilled milk. Instead, this is a time for action. It's not too late to build wealth and prepare for retirement. Even if your account has shrunk significantly in value, you can recover. I'll show you how.

Yield Hog Alert: Buy GM Bonds

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Are you a hog for yield? If so, General Motors (GM) bonds are a screaming buy. The automaker is in absolute distress, but the government has your back. Why not take a shot at some very juicy returns here?

UPS: Delivering Profits or Bad News?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

What can brown do for you? How about turbocharging a portfolio that is stuck in the red? UPS has been caught up in the decline of the economy, but perhaps its fortunes are changing.

Bailout for Detroit? Hold that Tiger!

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

The nation voted last Tuesday with no less than a dozen or more critical issues to decide before selecting a new leader. Rarely have we as a nation faced a time where the path of history hits the proverbial fork in the road.

Sector Play – Infrastructure

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

As the call for infrastructure improvement projects becomes louder and louder and a new administration comes to the White House I find it interesting that shares of the very companies providing such services are being sold off in the marketplace.

What Was Yahoo Thinking?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Jerry Yang has to be the worst CEO in the history of capitalism. Today his chosen partner, Google (GOOG) announced that it was walking away from the joint venture with Yahoo (YHOO) that would have seen the company place advertising on the giant internet portal.

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