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

The Debt Bomb

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Corporations have multiple options to fund themselves. Depending on availability there is a hierarchy of choices that range from the cheap to the expensive.

Duke Energy (DUK): No Need to Pick the Bottom with Utilities

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

One thing that we can say with a high degree of certainty is that nobody really knows when we will hit bottom. The end will only present itself after the fact. When that time comes, the market could very well be in the midst of a V shaped rally.

Dear Mr. President

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

In about a week or so, the longest presidential campaign in election history will finally come to a close. A winner will be named and we can finally go about the business of solving the many issues that lay before us.

Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ): Good is Relative

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

We are well into the current earnings release season. Many companies have already reported and the news has been mostly negative. Although results have been mixed, guidance is the one constant.

Dow Chemical (DOW): An Interesting Stock in this Environment

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

If you have a long-term horizon, there really are some interesting stocks to buy in this market environment. One sector that looks particularly attractive is the chemical space.

Apple (AAPL): Swimming Against the Tide

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

There is simply too much risk for more downside corrections in the current market. Are there companies that you must own irrespective of the operating environment? I would say there is one: Apple, Inc. (AAPL).

Yahoo (YHOO): Short of the Year

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Yahoo's (YHOO) failure to consummate a deal with Microsoft (MSFT) will go down as one of the most obvious destructions of value seen in a long time.

In Times of Fear, Think Rationally

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

I can appreciate that people are upset about losses in the stock market, but I can't say I didn't tell you so. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink comes to mind.

Texas Instruments: Sinking Ship or Bargain?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Texas Instruments (TXN), one of the bellwether tech firms, released it quarterly earnings report this week and the news was not pretty.

Get Ready For a New Oil Rally

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

For those that ride the wave of speculative frenzies, huge profits can be had. A great example of this can be seen in the huge boom in commodity prices. 

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