ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. President Dave Gentry recently sat down with financial "whiz kid" Glen Bradford, fund manager of the Global Speculation Fund, to find out his views on small-cap investing - RedChip's focus since 1992.
The full video interview can be accessed via http://www.RedChip.com or http://blog.RedChip.com.
Bradford, 22, who earned his engineering degree at Purdue University and is now pursuing his MBA there, is gaining notoriety and respect as a fund manager who puts his money where his mouth is. In fact, his stock picking ability is paying his way through college. Bradford has been studying the science of stock picking and the small-cap sector for years, learning from the most successful investment strategists - the ones like Warren Buffet who look for the most undervalued companies that offer the most upside potential.
Bradford keeps one centralizing rule: "Don't lose money." To that end, he has only disdain for guesswork when it comes to picking stocks: "I don't like guessing. I like knowing." He only looks at companies growing "at least 30 percent" with price-to-earnings ratios less than five, and good cash flow among other statistics; and, he continually confirms the fundamentals while eyeing the positive trends.
Bradford has written for financial sites such as TheStreet.com, StockPickr, PeakStocks and Seeking Alpha, but says he's not interested in making money as a journalist. "I'm interested in making the people I work with a lot of money."
His rational approach to finding good returns is paying off. Bradford's fund is up 5 percent year-over-year while the Dow is down 25 percent. He is also currently ranked in the top one-quarter of one percent of Motley Fool CAPS stock-picking community.
Though Bradford is not in any way affiliated with RedChip, he happens to hold shares in several RedChip stocks including Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA (OTCBB:WEMU), Longwei Petroleum Holding, Ltd. (OTCBB:LPIH), L & L International Holdings (OTCBB:LLFH) and China Education Alliance (NYSE Amex:CEU) - all companies operating businesses in China.
Bradford currently likes the emerging growth companies in China. "I like the sectors that are cheapest that offer the best returns," he said. "Right now those are Chinese micro-caps, U.S. insurance, and U.S. banking. Those are the ones in the next five years that I think will be higher priced."
"We have the utmost admiration for Glen's passion and talents," said Dave Gentry. "We believe he has a very, very bright future."
About RedChip Companies, Inc.
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RedChip Companies, Inc., employees and affiliates may have positions and affect transactions in the securities or options of the issuers mentioned herein. Glen Bradford owns all of the stocks mentioned herein. For full financial disclosure on RedChip clients companies, visit http://www.redchip.com/disclosures.asp?src=rcv.