About the Author

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Scott Fearon worked as a stock analyst and mutual fund manager before launching his own hedge fund, Crown Capital Management, in 1991. Since its inception, the fund has averaged an 11.4 percent annual return after all fees—50 percent greater than the benchmark S&P 500 index’s total return over the same time period, and well above the hedge fund industry average. He has written for Seeking Alpha and lives in Marin County, California.

Jesse Powell is the coauthor, with Scott Fearon, of the investing book Dead Companies Walking. As an editor, consultant, and ghostwriter, Powell has collaborated on prestigious, award-winning, bestselling, and critically acclaimed books. He lives in San Francisco.