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

Hot-Button Election Issues & Your Portfolio

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

There's no doubt about it: 2008 is turning out to be a winner-takes-all election year. As both candidates hit the campaign trail, you can be sure that they will be ramping up their economic rhetoric. In order to help you make sense of it all, here are the Top 5 hot-button election issues and their net "bull" or "bear" impact on your portfolio!

Why I Was Wrong onTesoro Petroleum (TSO)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Those that pursue the task of building portfolios (like me) will always find that in some cases, they are just flat out wrong. I liken it to baseball player's ERA. The best hitters fail 7 out of 10 times.

Chesapeake Energy: Wait for the Oil Bubble to Burst

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

I recently asked a good friend of mine what he was buying in the stock market these days. Given his 40 years of institutional knowledge combined with his strong sense for fundamental value, I can honestly say he is one of the best investors I know. Needless to say, I was surprised by his fanaticism with crude. Wasn't oil just another bubble that was bound to pop?

Will Google’s Chrome Chip Away at Microsoft’s Veneer?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

In case you missed it, there has been a major shift in the tectonic plates of the software war brewing between Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG).

Prepare Yourself for Prosperity

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Investing can take on a similar path as parenting. As an investor, those who are prepared will generally see prosperity over the long haul...

Dell: The Next Generation Growth Story

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Rational Investors that understand the business cycle tends to outperform the stock market over the long term. Depending on the stage of the cycle, those who plan ahead can ride the wave to prosperity. Seeing that the average business cycle lasts 4 years, we can have a pretty good idea as to where to put our money.

Big Lots’ Big Earnings Surprise

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Stocks rise and fall for so many different reasons, it's nearly impossible to predict exactly what will happen. Truly confounding is when a stock plummets on what would be interpreted by most to be good news. Case-in-point: Big Lots, Inc. (BIG).

We Are the World

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

The Beijing Olympics ended Sunday night with a bang and China took a well deserved bow. How could you not be impressed? I was personally struck by the enormity of it all, and frankly, as a capitalist, I was just about drooling!

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH): Proving Tech Stocks are Back

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

With most of the market fixated on oil prices and credit during these dog days of summer, few have noticed the incredible run in the technology. This new bull market that began in Mid-July, 2008, may be the return to glory for technology stocks.

Has Time Passed Buffett By?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

These days it seems that Warren Buffett has very low expectations for the stock market. Case-in-point: The recent disclosure that Buffett sold a portion of his stake in Anheuser-Busch (BUD) during the second quarter of 2008.

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