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"Legendary financial editor" Bob Flaherty rides again with his son Brian by his side. Flaherty is emphasizing over looked bargains of any size, especially promising micro and small-cap ventures to feel useful again. The decades have taught that happiness is a by product from serving others, and we will do our best to serve you. 

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Real Financial Journalism That You Do Not See Everyday. The news stories we create ourselves will aim for objectivity, include risks and put our readers first. We will try to disclose our inevitable conflicts of interest. Because the small and mid-cap niches are neglected, we may be the only one writing about certain companies at any particular time. Stories about some subjects you will not find anywhere else. We try to search for overlooked quality companies and often succeed. 

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Profiles? Yes, we specialize in writing stories and doing research on under-followed companies with upside potential. We know how to make company's come alive in words the ordinary investor can understand.   

Special Situations? Judged by two independent  outside ranking services, The Hulbert Financial Digest and Select Information Exchange, Editor Bob Flaherty has had one of the best long-term performances among all investment advisory newsletters. Because we miss the challenge of competition, we have started to make new picks again.   

HOW OUTSIDE SERVICES HAVE RANKED OUR PERFORMANCE. Bob Flaherty has built an enviable reputation as an early –bird stock picker who again and again uncovers overlooked special situation bargains often before TV’s talking heads or Wall Street’s big financial firms even know of their existence. His track record as measured by The Hulbert Financial Digest and Select Information Exchange is one few other financial newsletter writers have matched. Besides being editor of Equities magazine, Flaherty was editor of Equities Special Situations for 25 years. Bob was ranked No.1 for 14 consecutive months in Long Term Portfolio Gains among all Advisory Services measured by Select Information Exchange.

In a period during the following streak The Hulbert Financial Digest ranked Equities Special Situations #1 among any financial newsletter and #4 in the U.S. for stock performance. In several years Bob was first in his small cap category, according to The Hulbert Financial Digest, gaining an average of 1.7% in 2002, 76.5% in 2003, 16.1% in 2004 and 14.7% in 2005 versus -20.9%, 31.6%, 12.6% and 6.2% for the Wilshire 5000 Index Very few other newsletters have ever beaten their index for four consecutive years and also been up in a sharply down year like 2002. In 2006 Bob retired from Equities, which sadly appears to have slipped under the waves in stormy 2010, while his picks for 2006 were still ahead of the relevant averages. Mark Hulbert reports that over 80% of all advisory letters fail to beat the stock market over the long term. Naturally besides many big past winners, Bob has had a lot of strikeouts too because he swing for the fences, aiming for minimum gains of 50% to 100% over two years.   

All of our recent Flaherty Financial News and Flaherty Special Situation Newsletters have each been opened by over two million online investors and two have been opened by over 8.2 million. The open rate exceeds an amazing 25%

Take a look around to learn more about the company's we are spotlighting, our early bird warnings and insights. And we would like you to interact with others and become one of our friends in the financial community. -Brian Flaherty  


At the NASDAQ Market Site ItsAboutFinance.TV host Nicole Hunt interviews Bob Flaherty about 50 years in the investment trenches. 

50 years in the investment trenches

After graduating with a Distinction in Finance and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1961 in addition to a Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Harvard College, Flaherty started out at Forbes where he retired as a senior editor in 1981. In between Bob wrote 33 cover stories, two shy of the magazine’s all time record. He reported favorably on tiny enterprises like Xerox and FedEx which grew to become household names. Besides his first New York Deadline Club Award from The Society of Professional Journalists in 1978, he is awarded the Amos Tuck Media Award for Economic Understanding for writing the best business story in any magazine. In 1979:  Flaherty is cited as outgoing president by the New York Financial Writers Association “for an outstanding performance in having returned us to a position of journalistic prominence.”

In 1984: Flaherty wins the Pannell Kerr Forster Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism for a story on unethical practices by abusive secret short sellers who destabilized companies by smearing  managements the shorts had targeted. The shorts would engage in prepublication trading by increasing their positions just before publication. His articles were credited by NASD President Gordon Macklin as leading to changes in monthly short selling reporting and many other reforms. Flaherty also wins a second Deadline Club Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for his expose of Denver penny stock scams in an article which was the first anywhere to print the nickname “Blind em and rob em “ of the notorious now defunct Blinder Robinson bucket shop.

The National Investor Relations Institute describes Flaherty as "One of the most respected financial journalist in the nation," while The Journalist and Financial Reporter includes Flaherty as one of the top 96 most influential financial journalists in the country. In 2006: U. S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue dubbed Flaherty “the Mark Twain of America’s Capital Markets,” a comment Bob laughed was greatly exaggerated.

Our Treasure Chest of Ideas

Our annual “Favorites of the Famous” recommendations, started when Bob was editor of Equities magazine and continues today in a March issue of Flaherty Financial News Newsletter. The combined portfolio's of our panels of wise men and women have beaten  the S&P 500 18 out of 21 efforts—the best long-term track record of an annual  favorite stock feature anywhere on the planet. We get HIGH with the help of our friends. 

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If you would like to submit some ideas for future newsletter subject matter contact:

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Sir John's wisdom lives on: While our spiritual and financial pathfinder Sir John Templeton ( left ) exchanging ideas with editor Bob Flaherty has "gone home" as Sir John called dying, his wisdom lives on. Look globally in every country for bargains. Seek the least popular and bests buys as measured by comparative price- earnings ratios and other value screens. Be contrarian. When nearly everyone thinks and acts quarterly, have the discipline to look out at least three years and buy what will become popular again. Take profits and invest some of your gains in new bargains. Be humble! When you make a mistake admit it as quickly as possible. Diversify by industry, investment style and especially geographic region. In this unpredictable world, no more than 25% of your equity holdings should be invested in the stocks of any one country, especially your own. Don't sit on too much cash. Remember you will never live to see a year when a U.S. dollar will buy in December as much as it did in January! Above all, be optimistic for the long run. Don't waste time worrying. In the short run try to turn every negative into a positive. Stress positive thinking! Have purpose. Everyday focus on what is positive and productive. See opportunities you would of missed. Happiness can not be found by seeking it directly. It is a by product of living a life of serving others. 

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International investors flew from Medellin over 500 miles deeper toward the Columbian border with Ecuador before transferring to military helicopters which landed guided by brush fires lit by heavily armed soldiers. Everyone exiting, including South American Gold President Ray De Motte (left) and Editor Bob Flaherty (right) , was ordered to keep moving quickly because FARC guerillas were rumored to be in the area. Next came a bumpy winding ride up around a mountain to South American Gold's (SAGD.OB) initial Santacruz Gold Project in the least explored most dangerous and therefore least picked over part of Columbia. Alas SAGD terminated the venture but the ride was fun.

 

March 26, 2012
Flaherty Financial News 
Newsletter #32
Favorites of the Famous 2012 Stock Picks!
Stock Picks of the Pro's.

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March 7, 2012
Flaherty Financial News Newsletter #31
Heartland Bridge Capital, Inc. (HLBC.OB): A Perfect Play To Profit From America's New Energy Policy.

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February 22, 2012 Updated
Flaherty Financial News Newsletter #30
Got a migraine headache? Try PuraMed BioScience (PMBS.OB) Gel for quicker safer relief and spectacular profits! With nationwide distribution achieved in Walgreens and CVS soaring revenues produce the first net income. Tweaking test print ads for a campaign to start in March. Commencing a new clinical study for children.
Also in this issue: South American Gold (SAGD.OB) terminates its major project in Columbia. SELL!

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February 2, 2012
Flaherty Special Situation Newsletter #28
Perfect Timing To Buy Heartland Bridge Capital, Inc. (HLBC.OB). A public private equity investment firm with quality management starts up while micro-cap stock bargains look like a steal. Also in this issue: Farewell to our dear friend 95-year-old Max Bowser.

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November 16, 2011
Flaherty Special Situation Newsletter #27
It is annual portfolio cleaning time!
Also: Needham and Co. Charlie Wolf's dark view of the intractable problems facing the U.S. economy and his Apple Computer big BUY.

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September 11, 2011
Flaherty Financial News Newsletter #28
A tear for the friends we lost in 9-11.
Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CORT) tackles the single biggest dilemma in psychiatry. Antipsychotic drugs stabilize mental patients, but with harmful metabolic side effects of morbid obesity, arterial heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes.

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Updated August 17, 2011
June 21, 2011
Flaherty Special Situation #25 
At OncoSec Medical Incorporated (ONCS.OB) an experienced team with money raising know how and two products. One kills cancer cell: The other strengthens immune responses capable of killing cancer cells.

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June 1, 2011
Flaherty Financial News
Newsletter #27 
Harry Barr's 4 Up and Comers:
Pacific North West Capital (PFN.TO),
Fire River Gold (FAU.V), El Nino Ventures (ELN.V) and Next Gen Metals Inc. (N.V)

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March 23, 2011
Flaherty Financial News 
Newsletter #26
Favorites of the Famous 2011 Stock Picks!
Stock Picks of the Pro's. 

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February 2, 2011
Flaherty Financial News
Newsletter #25
 Expose Part 12: The Return of The Invisible Man Jason Galanis; Mission Accomplished!

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December 12, 2010
Flaherty Financial News
Newsletter #23
 Goodbye To Clare Reckert, America's First Female Financial Writer & Expose Part 10: Figures get crazier at The Invisible Man's Fund.com (FNDM.PK) while his GEROVA vainly tries to acquire a flashy British broker.

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September 8, 2010
Flaherty Special Situation #21
PHC Inc., Now Part of
Acadia Healthcare Co. (Nasdaq: ACHC)
Hope! Treatment! Recovery! 100% Profit Opportunity!
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July 18, 2010
Flaherty Financial News 
Newsletter #22
The Invisible Man Scores Twice with New Actively Managed ETF's and The Old Switcheroo!
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February 25, 2010
Flaherty Special Situation #18
Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: MEDW)
www.mediware.com 

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Companies With Archived Coverage:

Accelerize New Media Inc. (ACLZ.OB), Access Plans (APNC.OB), A.K. Transneft, Ascent Media Corp.(Nasdaq: ASCMA), Apollo Life Sciences (Asx. AOP) ,Arabian American Investment Development (Nasdaq:ARSD) , Bard Ventures Ltd. (CBS.V), Bullion Monarch Mining, Bio Heart (BHRT.OB), BioSante Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: BPAX), Bio Specific Technologies (Nasdaq: BSTC), Boots & Coots, (acquired), Bovie Medical (NYSEAmex: BVX),Bridgeline Digital (Nasdaq: BLIN),  CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSEAmex : CAK), formerly Pacific Asia Petroleum, Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq:CETV), China Auto Logistics Inc. (Nasdaq:CALI) , China Energy Recovery (CGYN.PK) , China Life Insurance Co. (NYSE:LFC) , China Petroleum & Chemical : (NYSE:SNP), Cloud Beak Energy, ComCam Internetional, Corcept Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CORT),  Dent Tactical ETF (NYSE:DENT)* , Digital River (Nasdaq:DRIV), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories LTD., Dynavac Technologies (Nasdaq:DVAX) , DRI Corp. (Nasdaq: TBUS) , Debut Broadcasting, El Nino Ventures, Enable Holdings Inc. (ENAB.OB) , Fair Isaac Corp., Fire River Gold, Fund.com Inc. (FNDM.PK)*, majority owner of Advisor Shares Investments, LLC. ,FTI Consulting Inc. (NYSE:FCN), GAMCO Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund (WESCX), GAM Holdings(SIX:GAM) , General Electric (NYSE: GE), Generex Biotechnology corp. (Nasdaq:GNBT), GEROVA Financial Corp. (NYSE:GFC)*, Grizzly Discoveries Corp. (GZD.V)  ,  Hemo Bio Tech (HMBT.PK), Hollsys Automation Technologies (Nasdaq:HOLI), HDFC of India (BSE:HDFC),  Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), INX Inc. (Nasdaq:INXI), iShares MSCI Brazil (NYSE:EWZ), ITEX Corp. (ITEX.OB) , Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL), Kandi Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:KNDI), Lukoil (LUKOY.PK), Magnit, Woof , Woof for Mantra Venture Group  (MVTG.OB),  Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF (NYSE:GRV)*,  Matthews Asia Dividend Fund (MAPIX), Matthews China Fund (MCHFX), Matthews India Fund (MINDX) , McGrath Rentcorp (Nasdaq:MGRG), Mediware Information Systems (Nasdaq:MEDW),  MELA  Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: MELA) , formerly Electro-Optical,   Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Midas Inc., Mission NewEnergy Ltd. (ASX:MBT), Net Servicoes (Nasdaq:NETC), New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. (Nasdaq:NOEC), Next Gen Metals, Inc., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (NYSEAmex: NAK), Novatek (NVATY.PK), Nutra Pharma Corp. (NPHC.OB), OncoSec Medical Inc., Pacific Booker Minerals (NYSEAmex: PBM), Pacific North West Capital, Pfizer(NYSE:PFE), PHC , Inc.  d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health (NYSEAmex:PHC), Power Save Energy Company (PWSV.OB) ,  Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE:PPD) Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. ,   RENN Global Entrepreneurs Fund (NYSEAmex:RCG) , Rick’s Cabaret (Nasdaq:RICK), Sino –Forest (TSE:TRE.TO), Strategic American Oil Corp. (SGCA.OB), South American Gold Corp. (SAGD.OB), The Brainy Brands Company Inc. (TBBC.OB), The Phoenix Companies (NYSE:PNX), Turbosonic Technologies (TSTA.OB), U.S. Corp. (USCS.OB), Vitererra Inc. (Toronto:VT) , WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF (NYSE:AADR)*, Zagg Inc. (Nasdaq:ZAGG).

* see our mission completed 12 Part Expose: “The Invisible Man Returns, Jason Galanis Reappears.”

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