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

Deere & Co.’s Conundrum

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Here's a riddle for you: If a business makes its profit from the agriculture boom, yet the majority of its products run on oil (and are therefore dependent on oil prices) does its stock go up…or down? This is the conundrum of farm equipment behemoth Deere & Co.

Chilly Forecast for Starwood (HOT)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

A name and a ticker symbol can have a very powerful meaning in the marketplace. Case-in-point: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT). Starwood enforces their brand with a ticker symbol that has powerful implications when abbreviated. Unfortunately for investors, the stock's performance over the past year has not been so hot.

Why The Rich Get Richer

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

One of the most striking features of the current economic meltdown is the growing chasm between the rich and the poor. To those that study social economics it is well known that the middle class is disappearing.

Don’t Get Burned By Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

A name and a ticker symbol can have a very powerful meaning in the marketplace. Case-in-point: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Speculating on MBIA’s Strength

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

The credit crisis has created historical levels of uncertainty for banks, mortgage companies and brokerage firms. Yet, there are some banks that seem to rise from the ashes. MBIA might just be one of them.

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