Anthony Davian

I have been trading the markets since 2001, and the first position that I ever took lost 100% of its value, but I vowed from then on to learn as much as I could. I haven’t looked back since, and I have outperformed the S&P 500 every year since 2002. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from Holy Name High School in 1998, and earned my B.S. from The University of Akron in Accountancy. I went on to form Davian Capital L.P., a long/short hedge fund, and decided to launch The Davian Letter in October 2008 to help out those investors the SEC deems too “average” to invest in hedge funds. Currently, I reside in Akron, Ohio with my lovely wife Danielle and our two crazy bulldogs – Hank “the tank” and Woody.

Dasan

Dasan narrowly survived a few years as a Military Intelligence officer in various tropical locales before learning how Wall Street really works during stints at Merrill Lynch, PaineWebber, and UBS. To treat himself for his short-term trading addiction, Dasan voluntarily entered the Columbia Business School Value Investing program. He was partially cured of his condition there by the modern masters of Value Investing.

Dasan has been practicing his own hybrid of “new growth value investing” in Hedgistan for the last few years. He focuses entirely on technology and gaming stocks with occasional regretful forays into other sectors.

In his daily blog, Dasan highlights news items and facts, focusing on the stocks he owns and writes about for his stock market newsletter. His unconventional way of thinking may inform, enrich, surprise, or even offend you.

Ex-Wirehouse

One time Infantry Officer, longtime wire house veteran. Currently Principal and CEO of Andover Equity Investment Group LLC an independent asset management practice,successfully focused on absolute return investing. Proud husband and father of 7 year old twins. Disciplined trader who is constantly humbled by the markets. Sean M. O'Brien, has been a Registered Investment Adviser since 1998. Sean and Andover Equity Investment Group LLC are registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary of State. Sean currently holds series 7, 66,65, and 3, securities licenses, Life insurance license, and is a member in good standing of the Market Technicians Association. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and serving as a US Army Infantry Officer, he began an eleven year career with Smith Barney. He founded Andover Equity Investment Group with out of an abhorrence for the status quo in the financial services industry with the aim of providing a radically different model for managing client assets and investment management.

Dexter Morgan

I am Dexter. I only prey on those that deserve it. Some say I am speaking the truth, others say I am a "shock jock" or an idiot. Whatever I may be, I probably have more experience than you and I am smarter than you. My current job requires that I operate among the shadows, which is fine. It allows me to speak my mind and provide some clarity in this Wall Street game.

Barbarian Capital

Barbarian Capital has been blogging since late 2008, and started posting on The Davian Letter in early 2010. His interests include finance, consumer/retail companies, economics, inflation, taxation, government spending, individual freedoms, sports betting, reading, travel, pencil drawing, history/alternative history/implausible theories, science, Newspeak, quality foods and distillates.