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George Spritzer

George Spritzer is a full-time investor who recently retired from his day job as a quantitative programmer at an investment bank in order to focus on managing his assets. He manages a fairly large portfolio, using a variety of quantitative strategies for diversification, among them: screening models that use both fundamental and technical data, exploiting stock market "anomalies", closed end fund arbitrage and deep value microcap investing.

His writing that appears on Seeking Alpha focuses on investments with holding periods of weeks to months.

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Cornerstone Total Fund Now a Decent Buy
on Oct 13, 2008 about CRF
Hedge Fund Liquidations Bear Some Blame For Market Drop
on Oct 12, 2008 about ECA, MOS, AAPL
5 Reasons Nokia Is a Good Value
on Oct 02, 2008 about NOK
Closed End Fund Fire Sale
on Sep 18, 2008 about AOD
RMK Advantage Closed End Fund is Worth a Look
on Sep 15, 2008 about RMA
Six Reasons to Like the Morgan Stanley Emerging Market Domestic Debt Fund
on Sep 09, 2008 about EDD
Five Reasons to Buy Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
on Aug 31, 2008 about JFR
Owens-Illinois Looks Attractive with Strong Free Cash Flow
on Aug 25, 2008 about OI
Adams Express: A Cheap Closed-End Fund
on Aug 19, 2008 about ADX
Like a Fine Watch, a Swiss Fund
on Aug 07, 2008 about SWZ, NVS, SYT
Four Reasons to Like Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund
on Aug 03, 2008 about JQC
American CareSource Is a Buy With Blowout Revenues
on Jul 28, 2008 about ANCI
VIX Isn't the Best Gauge of Marketplace Volatility
on Jul 25, 2008 about XLF
Start Scaling into Leucadia on Dips
on Jul 22, 2008
Almost Family: A Growing Company That Will Benefit from Aging Baby Boomers
on Jul 13, 2008 about AFAM
Berkshire Hathaway: At a Good Buying Opportunity
on Jul 04, 2008 about BRK.A
First Industrial Realty: A REIT with an Attractive Risk/Reward
on Jul 02, 2008 about FR
Two Investment Areas That Could Benefit from an Obama Presidency
on Jul 01, 2008
Huntsman: A Good Price on a Busted Buyout Deal
on Jun 29, 2008 about HUN
Ten Reasons to Like American Express
on Jun 24, 2008 about AXP
Met Life: High Quality, Low Risk Financial
on Jun 19, 2008 about MET
DCA: Management's Doing the Right Thing
on Jun 15, 2008 about DCA
Crude Oil Prices: Bears Will Soon Win Out
on May 26, 2008 about USO, DBO, OIL
Xinyuan Real Estate: An Investment in Chinese Growth
on May 20, 2008 about XIN
Lockheed Martin: Defend Your Position with Covered Calls
on May 05, 2008 about LMT
Dreman/Claymore: Good Pick for IRAs
on Apr 29, 2008 about DCS
New Hedge Fund Uses the Do-Over Option
on Apr 28, 2008
6 Reasons To Like Sysco Covered Calls
on Apr 17, 2008 about SYY
FFA: A Closed-End Fund That's Not Too Defensive
on Apr 10, 2008 about FFA
SCPIE Holdings: Proxy Battle Over Merger Rages On
on Mar 24, 2008 about SKP
Check Out MacroShares Oil Tradeable Shares
on Mar 17, 2008 about UCR, DCR
Negative Real Yield 5-Year TIPS: Betting On Higher Inflation, Price Appreciation
on Mar 10, 2008 about WIA, WIW

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Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV program,
Wednesday, October 15.

Bullish Calls:

Continental Resources (CLR) -- "This is a remarkable decline. All of the high quality ones are down so much, I can't go against it. This is where you pull the trigger.
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Annaly Mortgage (NLY) -- I think this is a business model that needs to borrow money. Definitively do not buy."
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