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

If CEOs Could Change the World

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer Jun 2, 2008

These are challenging times. Our housing market is in shambles and inflation is threatening to eat away at the gains of the last 30 years. Is this the end as we know it, or will we rise to the challenges of what we now face? And just who will lead this charge? We need to be looking in the corner offices of corporate America.

Fannie Finally Gets Off Its Fanny?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer May 30, 2008

This week, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved legislation that strengthens congressional oversight of Fannie Mae (FNM) and its sister company Freddie Mac (FRE) two of the largest U.S.-mortgage finance companies. I'm sure both companies, whose primary responsibility is to ease the effect of the housing bust, are surely in no hurry to be regulated by any government agency! That being said, I can rationally say that shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have finally hit bottom.

Searing Heat for Sears Stock (SHLD)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer May 30, 2008

Competition for a share of the consumer dollar is fiercer than at any other time in recent history. Corporations that adapt to the new field of play will survive. Those that don't won't. One company that is not faring so well in the current environment is Sears Holding (SHLD).

Lehman Brothers (LEH) Share Price Smack Down

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer May 28, 2008

Lehman Brothers shares rose 3 percent today even as analysts at Banc of America Securities slashed their earnings estimates and warned that the share price is not inline with current risk levels. Sound familiar? After rival Bear Stearns' (BSC) bombshell, analysts, like everyone else, are understandably gun-shy these days.

Investing in Stocks: The Next Sure Thing

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer May 27, 2008

I am always on the lookout for the sure thing. I want to find inefficiencies in the market so great that I can exploit the correction. This way, I can generate huge profits for my portfolio with little to no risk. In surveying the current macro landscape these days, where I will find the next great market inefficiency? Oil.