Michael Shulman

Michael Shulman

Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Michael Shulman is an author, writer, newsletter advisor and expert on financial trends and developments.

Michael began his career doing in-depth company and market analysis for a variety of companies, building databases and simulation models to estimate the success of various technologies across a wide range of market segments. He moved “inside” the high-tech community as a manager at high-tech companies including AT&T. Michael was an early private investor in several Internet start-ups, notably XOOM.com, which went public in 1998 and was bought by NBC in 1999.

Michael entered the financial publishing business formally in 2001 as director of research for ChangeWave Research’s institutional research business and as the writer and editor of Hedge Fund Investing. His current newsletters include Options Income Blueprint, Short Side Trader, The New Normal Investor and Madness of Crowds. Click here for more information about these services.

Michael is also the author of Sell Short (John Wiley, 2009) and Made in America: Inside Stories of Success (Otterbourn Publishing, 2013), a book based on four factory visits and a brief overview of the  myths and realities about surrounding US manufacturing. He has been published in a variety of trade and general business publications, including CD-ROM Today, Worth Online, The Motley Fool, Bonjour Paris and the Los Angeles Times and is a frequent guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and Fox Business.

Recent Articles

Use GLD and SLV Options to Beat Inflation

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Combat inflation with options on SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) and the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).

Bernanke Speak – Look for Proven Brands

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Trade established brands like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the conclusion drawn from the press conference by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

The Most Misunderstood Stock on Wall Street: Apple

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is dirt cheap, selling at roughly half of its historical valuation, because it is a misunderstood company and stock.

Target in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Target (NYSE: TGT) is caught between high-end retailers like Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) and Coach (NYSE: COH), and deep discounters like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT).

8 Worst Stocks the Cool Kids Want to Own

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint

Teenagers often imitate the popular kids - even when they are bad. Grown-up investors sometimes do the same thing, blindly following popular cult stocks regardless of fundamentals.

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