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

Can General Motors (GM) Pull a U-Turn?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Just when I thought GM was running on empty, it appears that the Barron's bounce is alive and well. In an otherwise lousy day in the stock market, shares of General Motors (<a name="GM"/><a href="/getaquote/?STOCK_VAR=GM" class="getaquote">GM</a>) bucked the trend and rose 2% after the automaker was the subject of the weekend article, "Buy GM."

Toll Brothers (TOL): Nothing to Write Home About

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Luxury-home builder Toll Brothers (TOL) yesterday reported a second-quarter loss of 59 cents a share, but shares rallied 3% in early trading as analysts were expecting a loss of 96 cents a share according to Reuters Estimates. Revenue exceeded analysts' expectations of $807.2 million, coming in at $818.8 million. I suspect the rise in the shares was a knee-jerk reaction to a very small piece of good news. Here's why.

Election Season: A Great Time to Sell Stocks

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

While the talking heads may tell you that the market is selling off because of more bad news from the credit crunch, the real reason for the decline is directly correlated to likelihood of a Barack Obama Presidency. Here's what investors need to do now to prepare their portfolios.

Time to Check Out Marriott International (MAR)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

Today it's not the airline industry, or the retailers, or restaurants. It's the hotels-another industry completely dependent on discretionary consumer spending. The culprit once again: High gas prices, the housing slowdown and recession worries, what else?Marriott International (<a name="MAR"/><a href="/getaquote/?STOCK_VAR=MAR" class="getaquote">MAR</a>) lost significant ground this week and traded near their 52-week lows.

Retail Steals for Summer Profits

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer

The women from "Sex and the City" shoved Indiana Jones out of summer blockbuster contention with more than $55 million in weekend movie box-office sales. As retail stocks headed lower in opening trades Monday ahead of May's sales reports, I thought this would be the perfect time to start shopping for apparel stocks.

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