About Mike Shedlock:
Michael Shedlock (Mish) worked in the financial services industry for 20 years at some of the top institutions in the country including Harris Bank, the Bank of Montreal, Bank One, First National Bank of Chicago, and First Data Corp. Mish is currently doing economic and investment research for a number of clients. In addition, Mish runs one of the more popular stock boards on the Motley Fool, Investment Analysis Clubs / Mishedlo and one of the more popular boards on Silicon Investor as well, Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis. You can see more of Mish's writing on his blog also entitled Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis. While he is not writing about stocks or the economy Mish spends a great deal of time on photography, one of his other passions. Mish has over 80 magazine and book cover credits, for magazines such as Country Magazine, Wisconsin Trails, the Chicago Tribune Sunday Supplement, Browntrout Calendars, and numerous other publications. Some of his Wisconsin and gardening images can be seen at www.michaelshedlock.com. About Brian McAuley: Brian McAuley is co-editor of The Survival Report and a Registered Investment Advisor with Sitka Pacific Capital Management, an asset management firm based in Washington State. Brian specializes in portfolio modeling, risk management, and technical analysis of stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies. When Brian isn't monitoring market trends and helping people navigate their way through them, he's spending time with his family and hiking in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. |