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John Buckingham is the president and editor of The Prudent Speculator (PrudentSpeculator.com), which was founded in 1977 by his mentor and late partner, Al Frank. Buckingham has been managing the Al Frank mutual fund (AlFrankFund.com) for 12 years, and The Prudent Speculator portfolios since 1990. John Buckingham is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and his education in value investing came from working closely with Al Frank.

Al Frank Asset Management also offers managed portfolios at AlFrank.com

Al Frank Asset Management developed proprietary models to filter data and perform research and analyses. Their top picks are what they believe to be undervalued stocks from among the more than 1,000 publicly-traded companies that they cover. The Prudent Speculator subscribers receive monthly issues by mail, as well as online access to current and archived newsletters at PrudentSpeculator.com. Subscribers also receive "Hotlines" by e-mail 3 times a week. Each Hotline includes:

• Traded stocks

• Market commentary and analysis

• Special interest items

• Hedging suggestions

• Goal price revisions

• In-depth analysis on a featured stock

Focused entirely on technology-specific value investing, TechValue Report (TechValueReport.com) employs the same basic investing strategies developed by Al Frank Asset Management for The Prudent Speculator. The newsletter also devotes significant attention to the dissection and explanation of technologies and their contribution to a companies inherent value. The TechValue Report is an online-only, monthly newsletter, with weekly Hotlines every Thursday to provide analysis of market events, corporate developments, and purchase/sale decisions in their portfolios.

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