Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Upcoming Greentech online investor conference "Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning – Investing Today for Tomorrow’s Future"
http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Portals/green.aspx
We have added several well known and respected industry experts to our panel of speakers for investors and industry to gain insight to the opportunities and obstacles in the sector
The conference is free to investors- so take advantage of this event and learn from some of the experts about what is being done and can be done to address the global changes in our environment and climate
check out the latest speakers signed up :

William BrennanAquaTerra Asset Management LLCWilliam Brennan is the President & Managing Partner of AquaTerra Asset Management LLC, and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Fund. AquaTerra primarily focuses on public equity investments in global water infrastructure (primarily through structured equity products and separately managed accounts for individuals and institutions) and private equity opportunities in natural resources and specialty industrials such as water, timber, specialty chemicals and alternative and renewable energy. The Praetor Global Water Fund is a value fund that holds concentrated positions in 30-45 companies from a pool of approximately 400 companies that participate in the global water business.

Peter C. FusaroChairman & Founder of Global Change AssociatesPeter C. Fusaro is Chairman & Founder of Global Change Associates in New York and a leading expert in energy and environmental financial markets and clean energy technology. He is also co-founder of the Energy Hedge Fund Center and best selling author of What Went Wrong at Enron. He holds the annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit in New York each spring. http://www.global-change.com/

J. Peter LynchSolar ExpertJ. Peter Lynch has worked, for 30 years as a Wall Street analyst, an independent equity analyst and a private investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy sector since 1977 and is considered to be an expert in the solar area. The Presentation will cover the solar industry and stocks.

Samuel F. JonesPresident, All Season Financial Advisors, Inc., Registered Investment AdvisorAs president of All Season Financial Advisors, he is responsible for the management of over $120 Million in client assets and for overseeing operations, marketing, and portfolio design. Sam is also the senior portfolio manager for the Integrity All Season mutual fund. In 2005, the firm opened it's first renewable energy investment portfolio for private clients called "New Power". The New Power strategy has posted an average return of 14.5% net of all fees since inception with a fraction of the risk inherent to this speculative sector.


Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D.WilderHill Clean Energy IndexRobert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D. is the CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC; he is the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Santa Barbara and a Law Degree from University of San Diego School of Law. In addition Dr. Wilder is a Visiting Faculty at University of California, San Diego. www.wildershares.com

Jamie WimberlyDistributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLCJamie Wimberly founded and currently serves as the CEO of the Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLC, a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on distributed energy and energy technologies and creators of the Distributed Energy Sector Index. http://www.defgllc.com/

Friday, January 12, 2007

InvestorIdeas.com® Announces Upcoming Online Greentech Investor Conference "Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning – Investing Today for Tomorrow’s Future"



As the Fight Against Climate Change Becomes a Global Priority, the Online Conference will Explore Investing Opportunities



POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – January 12, 2007, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its greentech portals, global investor and industry resources for the renewable and clean tech sector, announce its upcoming online investor conference on ‘Investing in the Environment’ available March 21st, 2007, starting at 9:00 am EST and archived thereafter. With issues of energy independence, global warming and environmental concerns including pollution, water contamination and shortages escalating, cleantech investments continue to rise as global political support strengthens.



The online conference will include presentations (audio with power point slides) from renewable, environmental, water, clean energy and technology experts as well as public company CEOs providing in-depth perspectives on what is happening in the Greentech sector. Current participating public companies include ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP), Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB), WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA) and International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF).



As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls for “a new America that declares our energy independence, promotes domestic sources of renewable energy, and confronts climate change,” and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes a Low Carbon Fuel Standard to reduce green house gas emissions by at least 10% in California by 2020, support for ‘green’ technology shows continued signs of growth.



It is clear that the fight against climate change has become a global priority evidenced by the recent proposal from the European Commission for the establishment of a new Energy Policy for Europe to combat climate change and increase energy security. In addition, investment into ‘green’ technology continues to grow domestically and internationally. According to the Cleantech Venture Network, cleantech investment for Q3’06 comprised 14% of all North American, and 12% of all European venture investments totaling $1.081 billion for the quarter.



The online conference is free to investors and online visitors, with login registration.



To Find Out More About the Upcoming Greentech Online Investor and Industry Conference Visit:

http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Forums/Portals/green.aspx



Current List of Greentech Industry Speakers Include:



Jamie Wimberly founded and currently serves as the CEO of the Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLC, a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on distributed energy and energy technologies and creators of the Distributed Energy Sector Index. www.defgllc.com



Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D. is the CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC; he is the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Santa Barbara and a Law Degree from University of San Diego School of Law. In addition Dr. Wilder is a Visiting Faculty at University of California, San Diego. www.wildershares.com



Current List of Participating Public Companies Include:



ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) is at the forefront of alternative energy transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, alcohol, hybrid and other innovative power systems. ZAP is also offering Portable Energy technology that manages power for mobile electronic devices like cell phones, PDA, MP3/iPod, laptop computer, digital cameras and more. For More Info: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CO/ZAAP/Default.asp



Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB) is focused on the continued development and improvement of its energy efficient Oscillating Piston Engine to the state where its mechanical, ecological and economic viability leads to the profitable licensing of the manufacturer's rights to a proprietary patented design or a partnership for its manufacture. For More Info: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CO/ROTB/Default.asp



WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA) was founded in 2002 to create and acquire a "bank" of top quality springs to address the increasing scarcity of fresh water in the world. In 2004, with the acquisition of ICEROCKS, the business model expanded to include the new consumer packaged good; hygienic, food safe ice cubes (targeting hotels, airlines), followed by the manufacturing and distribution of bottled spring water on a regional basis as a complementary business. WaterBank is backed by a well-versed Management Team, Board of Directors and an Advisory Board comprised of highly experienced and accomplished water and beverage industry experts working together to meet the global challenges of water scarcity and contamination. For More Info: http://www.water-stocks.com/CO/WBKA/Default.asp



International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials branded as Blazeguard®. Barrier's award-winning Blazeguard® wood panels use a patented, non-toxic, non-combustible coating with an extraordinary capability: it releases water in the heat of fire. The panels exceed "model" building code requirements in every targeted fire test and application, and are unique in combining properties that increase panel strength and minimize environmental and human impact. For More Info: www.environmentstocks.com/Companies/IntlBarrier/Default.asp



About Our Green Investor Portals:

www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com®, www.FuelCellCarNews.com, www.EnvironmentStocks.com and www.GreentechInvestor.com are global investor and industry research portals that look at the renewable energy and greentech sectors. The portals do not make stock recommendations, but feature industry and stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks in the sector.



‘Investing in the Environment’ Forum: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Forums/Portals/green.aspx



Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. These sites are currently compensated for by its "featured companies." ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) and Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB) each pay Two thousand five hundred per month equivalent in shares for one year commencing Nov 2006, discounted as a courtesy to previous sponsorship of the InvestorIdeas Greentech contest. International Barrier Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF) currently pays three thousand per month and 100,000 options. WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA) currently pays InvestorIdeas.com $10,000 monthly, $4,000 in cash per month and $6,000 in shares per month.

www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp



Participating companies must adhere to all SEC disclosure requirements.



For Additional Information on Participating in this Upcoming Online Conference Please Contact:



Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com



Ann Marie Fleming: 866-725-2554 - afleming@investorideas.com



Website: www.InvestorIdeas.com



Source: InvestorIdeas.com, ZAP, Rotoblock Corporation, WaterBank of America (USA) Inc., International Barrier Technology

Thursday, January 11, 2007

NASDAQ closing near 6 year highs- now that’s more relevant to the average individual investor. With the Dow's performance over the last months, it really did not impact the portfolio or pocketbook of the average investor - But NASDAQ covers a more across the board investor.
With a lot of positive speculation around earnings for tech stocks- this could be interesting year for the retail investor. Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc were leaders in the NASDAQ and tech run.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Money shift from commodity stocks to tech?

All of the money coming out of oil and gold and other commodity markets has to go somewhere - there is a lot of buzz around Tech for 2007. With companies like Google and Apple shining in the sector, some analysts think there is a lot of play in small caps in the tech sector

Again, what we have seen, these "trends" seem like short term thinking and can shift in a day. I am not sure I believe its time to leave the commodity markets if you are a long term player, since the driving global demand is still there. Not much has really changed other than perception and some sell off by bigger players.

So what are the individual investors to do? Don't be a trend follower- is a trend leader and pick your spots to get in on weakness

With that said, I do have a lot of optimism for the tech sector as it has been out of favor for a while and we see first hand how tech and the internet are changing the global face of business to increased online advertising to increased online sales and ecommerce - those trends and data are real

From what we see on our site traffic, the interest in commodities from individual investors is alive and well based on how they are searching and what they are researching.

Also from our site stats- looks like this could be good year for renewable energy stocks

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Advertising sales position - Investorideas.com Industry and Investor Portal

Established portal with 10-15,000 unique visitors per day and growing ... We have been building our brand for over 6 years
You can easily find us on the Internet

We have focused our attention on featured public companies in the past, but in 2007 we want to expand our online ad program and revenue stream.
We have the targeted eyeballs for the financial community such as online trading firms, and industry sectors ranging from renewable energy, to oil and gas to Homeland Security.

Do you have a background in advertising sales? Here are some of our current advertising packages we offer
http://www.investorideas.com/Advertise/


We're in a position to provide initial leads and sales materials. You'd be expected to participate in the generation of leads and potentially help generate supporting sales materials as required. Operating remotely is an option with daily communications with the company's in- house team

Compensation would be exclusively commission-based, currently paying a starting commission of 30%.

About candidate :
-Background and experience in online publication sales and terminology
-Self starter and ability to manage own time and sales program
-Excellent written and telephone skills
-Basic Understanding of Financial Markets and stock market desirable
-Personable, good ability to build relationships with clients
-Interest and capability to generate supporting sales materials as needed

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Defense stocks looking back and looking ahead
There was a time at Investorideas.com hub of sector portals when our Homelanddefensestocks.com dominated the group. We had ten featured companies, hosted several very successful online investor conferences (one with 14 public companies participating) a live conference at the Press Club in Washington DC that had significant impact on the trading of all participants. The sector was hot. We were hot- featured in Business Week online twice and several other publications including CBS Market watch radio.


So looking at 2006 and the larger defense stocks - and their performance- with Lockheed Martin giving investors a 45 percent gain in share price, Raytheon a 30 percent gain , Boeing with 27 percent and Northrop Grumman showing 12 percent- why did some of the smaller players loose their luster? We saw some of the small players have major losses in share price. Was it just an example of the overall trend where investors were looking for large caps vs. small caps? Or was it the sector got overplayed by retail investors and those that did not deliver - got punished!

According to a regular contributor to our site - Scott Sacknoff-"Defense and homeland security companies continued to outperform the broader market in 2006 as the benchmark SPADE Defense Index (DXS) gained 19.33% and marked the seventh consecutive year it has outperformed the S&P500. It is a remarkable run that has seen the sector generate alpha over the broader markets not just for seven years running but in 20 of the last 26 quarters. This past year saw the sector outperform the broader markets by 571 basis point. And since 2000, the Index has gained a whopping 113.86% compared with a 3.47% LOSS by the S&P 500."

We found our HDS portal move down the ranks and loose its number one ranking. We recently saw some new life injected as the portal and Scott got coverage on CNBC on January 2nd.

Maybe it’s a sign of things to come.

Friday, December 29, 2006

Renewable Energy stocks - takes the lead on our site as we approach 2007. Our Renewableenergystocks.com global portal for the renewable energy sector takes the lead as investors search for key phrases-" renewable energy mutual funds, alternative energy stocks, wind energy stocks and solar energy stocks"

We have updated our current list of stocks to include a more indepth list and cover some foreign listed stocks in the sector. We are building one of the most comprehensive directories of alternative energy and green stocks

check it out at http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp

With the Democrats taking the House in January and new initiatives on the table to promote and fund renewable energy, maybe 2007 will breathe some new life into the stocks

Monday, December 18, 2006

Global stock exchanges - Investorideas.com has expanded our pages to include a directory of global stock exchanges as our global audience expands.
With site visitors from Brazil , South Africa , Middle East and other locations, the new content services a more global investor base

visit :
http://www.investorideas.com/global/

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

India Stock Market- leading the way in- or out?

For the first time .. "India Stock Market" is the number 1 inbound search phrase for Investorideas.com. Sign of the times? ... the recent Stock market's 800 point crash in two days on the Sensex , dropping 7 per cent in three days may have something to do with it! Investors are looking for whats next at varied reports of optimism of continued growth to contrasting words of caution and risk.

For a pulse of what is happening in India read

Investing In India with Dr. Uday Lal Pai: www.indiastockmarket.com/IiI/Default.asp
Dr. Uday Lal Pai - Freelance Writer - IndiaStockMarket.com

Thursday, December 07, 2006

InvestorIdeas.com - Previous Featured Public Companies and Related Parties Breach of Contract/ Non Payments Dislcosure Investorideas.com publishes this information for disclosure purposes to potential investors and IR/PR firms potentially doing business with these firms in the future

http://www.investorideas.com/About/News/BreachofContract.asp

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Investor Ideas-Holiday gift ideas

A great way to give and create attention for the cause- buy T- shirts or wrist bands at the storefront on this site: http://www.savedarfur.org

The Save Darfur Coalition's mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of two million people in the Darfur region.

This organization is one of several we have supported both in online exposure on Investorideas.com as well as financially.

If our site and resources have been helpful in your research into building personal wealth- please take a moment to check out the site and store and make a contribution and purchase a gift that will make a difference to both the organization and the people they help as well as the person you give it to!

Happy Holiday gift suggestions from Investorideas.com ...

Monday, December 04, 2006

Public Companies Listed on Foreign Exchanges

Investorideas.com continutes to grow globally in audience and as it does, we are receiving more international enquiries on how we can provide exposure for these companies. We have had recent enquires from Hong Kong, Isreal and UAE. What it continues to show us is that it is in fact " a small world after all" on the internet.


Our site receives an average of 15,000 unique visitors per day, with a strong North American audience of investors, industry, fund managers, analysts, brokers, government and media. Our global audience is growing, as we cover sectors with increasing global interest such as energy and renewable energy. Our two international portals cover investing in India and China.

We can offer public companies targeted investor and industry eyeballs within their industry sector, potentially increasing their brand, shareholder base and their following. We frequently feature interviews with some of the leading analysts and fund managers in each sector to provide insight and perspective. Our credible content brings in reputable investor and industry participants that sign up and register to receive our content on an ongoing basis.

Become a Featured Company (See Below)
Participate in our Audio Releases: http://www.investorideas.com/audio_stocks/
Submit News and Press Releases to our online visitors: http://www.investorideas.com/NewsUploader/
Participate in our Online Conferences: http://www.investorideas.com/forums/
Add your stock to our free directory
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Water stocks- still the site leader – sign of things to come?

I have been saying for over a year that I would like to personally own a water company- that’s where I would put my own money. We still see water stocks as the leading inbound search phrase on our site consistently- backing up my thoughts.
As Mother Nature forced her hand with violent rain and wind storms causing turbidity issues, Vancouver recently had the largest boil water advisory in Canada for over a week
Bottled water prices varied at locations as supply and demand caused several locations to sell out. This was a short term problem in a major city area, and we saw the panic set in immediately. What are we going to do if the problems escalate on a global basis due to global warming, desertification, growing population, infrastructure problems and pollution ? Some say we could face water wars in the future.
I actually moved my spring water supply into the garage from the carport during our recent water crisis .
The investment community has used phrases like- water the next oil…
We can live without oil , but drinkable water is essential .
Personally, I would like to own a water source, but investing in water is the next best thing for now.

For more info visit our www.water-stocks.com portal

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

A time to be thankful, whether the market and your stocks are up or down

We can all find a reason to complain when we are loosing money on paper or in our accounts in the real estate or stock market, but think deeper at how fortunate we are compared to so many others, that we at least have the luxury to invest and take on risk.

As contrast, there are millions of people and a lot of them children, that staying alive is the risk. Finding food, water or medicine are the goals, vs. ours of building our wealth.

I am guilty of complaining, I admit it, but I also have a lot of days and moments when the reality of the news and conditions in the world slaps me in the face and says “snap out of it".

We are fortunate even in the midst of our capital losses. We are still in the game!
If you are winning- remember to give, share and spread the good fortune around to those in need.

Happy Thanksgiving to all…

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

New additions to our Renewable Energy Portal
This month the face of the renewable energy stocks portal - www.renewableenergystocks.com changes as OTCBB: XSNX leaves the site after being a featured company for two years and new companies- ZAP and Rotoblock join us this week.

ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies since 1994, delivering over 90,000 vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries. ZAP is at the forefront of fuel-efficient transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, alcohol, hybrid and other innovative power systems. ZAP has structured its business activities in two parts: automotive portal and consumer products. The automotive portal will focus on building upon its independent distribution network by offering a line of electric and alternative fuel-efficient vehicles. Consumer products focus similarly on targeting new markets that advocate the use of advanced forms of transportation. The Company continues to expand its line of battery powered vehicles, scooters, off-road vehicles, mopeds and more, and has entered into the energy and electronics market with innovative battery technology. www.zapworld.com

Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB) is focused on the continued development and improvement of its energy efficient Oscillating Piston Engine to the state where its mechanical, ecological and economic viability leads to the profitable licensing of the manufacturer's rights to a proprietary patented design or a partnership for its manufacture. The Company was incorporated in Nevada, is headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and has its operating labs in Vancouver, Canada. The Company has full rights to the patents of the original Oscillating Piston Engine and believes the Rotoblock Oscillating Piston Engine has particular and useful applications in developing countries such as China and India and will be including these areas in the marketing and commercialization phase of this engine. www.rotoblock.com



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Thursday, November 09, 2006

Water stocks- still the investors favorite

Investorideas.com has noted a growing trend following Hurricane Katrina, with inbound investor searches for the phrase “water stocks” and investing in water consistently dominating the diversified umbrella of sector portals – usually coming in at number 1,2 or 3 in terms of search rank


Water-stocks.com new featured company is WaterBank of America (OTCBB: WBKA), a manufacturer of hygienic ice cubes and bottled water with a strategy to create and acquire a “bank” of top quality springs to address global water scarcity problems.

WaterBank of America compensates Investorideas.com; see disclaimer on our site

To look at stocks in the sector
Visit Our Current List of Water Stocks in the Sector:
http://www.water-stocks.com/Water-Stocks/Stock_List.asp
Tech Stocks – Back In Favor

Investorideas.com has just initiated its Tech Stocks investor and industry portal - http://www.techsectorstocks.com


We have created stock directories for internet stocks – breaking them down into several sub categories including Internet Community (Social Networking) Stocks

We also have a directory of Semiconductor stocks , wireless, telecom and storage stocks.

Based on our usual formula for our investor and industry portals we have tried to create a destination where investors following the sector can start their due diligence with our resources and directories- but the bottom line decision is up to the investor or their broker !

Monday, November 06, 2006

The changing face of investor relations and the internet …

Ten years ago, when I started my firm our firm, Econ Investor Relations (prior to name change) offered public companies traditional IR and Pr services. Prior to using email on a regular basis and internet exposure, we would build a mail and fax list for shareholders and brokers following the company and send news out accordingly. We would republish news releases in Investors Business Daily, Barons and other investment papers and would see the shareholder list (NOBO) list rise in terms of number of shareholders. Direct communication by phone, following up, was critical. The internet played a minimal role in our services. In fact, my original website was AIMInvestor.com. It stood for “Analyzing Investors and Media “. AIM Mutual funds sent me a notice of suit for a Trade Mark Infringement for a substantial amount of $$ to change my website and relinquish the domain to them . It made no difference to me at the time, so I did in a heartbeat and Investorideas.com was born. As it turns out, now that I understand the power of the internet, it was a much better domain name in the long run!


Times have changed… Fast forward to today…
We have re-positioned our entire business model since 911 and phased out of traditional IR/PR and now focus on positioning companies within their industry sector and no longer perform IR services (we no longer take calls or emails from investors and brokers specific to individual companies)
We now operate our business online and it is 100% of my business model. Everything else we do supports our Investorideas.com hub of industry sector portals. The role has completely reversed from 10 years ago.

What we have learned in this transition:
We have found the life of a news release is shorter for investors – typically 2-3 days
Investors and brokers are very online savvy and can find news, research and info on the internet never found before
Message boards are more damaging to all parties than informative ( my opinion) and can be used to manipulate markets either way
The internet creates a more “fair” playing field for investors - news is immediate and so is disclosure in terms of requires SEC filings
Headlines with relevant key words are the most important part of the news release
Public companies that don’t keep their web site current , updated and search engine friendly are missing out on potential investors and business
The internet is a tool for inaccurate information- not only on message boards, so- investors need to determine validity of source
What’s hot in terms of industry sectors investors follow changes quickly – trends shift quickly from commodities to nanotech to renewable so staying on top of the news is imperative
Or… you can visit our site daily and sign up for some of our news letters and let us do part of the research for you

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Ethics and the Stock Market- can they co-exist?

I feel a bit like Kerry Bradshaw sitting writing this column- bringing up questions of ethics in a world dominated by greed and fear – it seems as complicated and non- answerable as some of her dating questions.

I have been in this business for over twenty five years and think I have “seen it all” until yet another dishonorable or inept member of the human race proves me wrong.
It’s been my experience over the years , that failures and resulting losses in the stock market are a combination of : lack of character, lack of ability, lack of execution and lack of funding on the part of all players from the investor to the CEO, and to firms like mine caught somewhere in the middle.

I have heard every lie, every excuse and every reason for ignorance imaginable. I once had a fund manager complain about a client we dealt with years ago, when their stock was spiraling downward. I asked him if the read the SEC filings referencing the convertible debt on the books – with no “floor”. His responded indignantly he did not read SEC filings! So there is one example ( out of many I could expound upon) of investors trusting a fund manager that did no due diligence, a company that entered into a bad deal to satisfy funding needs at the time , and my firm caught in the middle of a pile of crap at the end.

So maybe I should do more due diligence and pick better clients? With the recent onslaught of corporate SEC investigation and hedge fund investigations, there have been SEC filings/ charges against some of the previously most respected and well thought of companies and individuals in the investment community.

Would I have taken on Martha Stewarts Company on as a client pre-SEC? Yes – and I would now as well.

I think we all have to take a closer look at the reasons we participate in the investment community at any level and own our answers for ourselves. If we wanted to be purists we could volunteer for a Church or a non- profit…. Like there is NEVER ANY SCANDAL OR WRONG DOING THERE………

I think we should add disclaimers to news releases and filings for public companies and investing in general that are more in line with the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry …
Warning, investing in this company or fund may cause head aches, nausea, impotence and diarrhea!

So just like Kerry Bradshaw would wonder - If all men are dogs – why do we keep putting ourselves out in the dating world???- then comparably if the investment community is plagued with a lack of ethics and brains – why do we continue?... Because just like Kerry – we are looking for “Mr. Big”

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Our Homeland Security investor and industry portal-
Homelanddefensestocks.com featured in article- Growth of the Homeland Security Economy click here
HomelandDefenseStocks.com, a website that gathers and publishes information about the homeland security and defense industries, has been inundated with requests from conference organizers who want their homeland conference listed on the site, said Dawn Van Zant, the Web site’s president. There are so many conferences now, Van Zant said, that conference planners are beginning to specialize in areas within homeland security. To differentiate their shows, they are focusing on topics like biometrics, maritime security and border protection.