Mike Wilkins like’s investment fraud. As the chief investment officer for hedge fund short seller Kingsford Capital, Wilkins makes a profit by spotting fraud and selling the stock, benefiting when the fraud is exposed and the stock moves lower in price. Mike Wilkins’ process Sounding like an algorithmic trend follower, Wilkins says fraud is identifiable, predictable and a persistent feature in all market environments. At the recent Invest for Kids conference, Wilkins revealed his method for identifying fraud and then provided several colorful examples. He said to find a fraud and a potential short investment idea, you need to look for…
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Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.