In 2000 I founded t1ps.com and over 12 years, had a pretty good record. For the last few years at t1ps I worked alongside a brilliant young analyst Steve Moore who I recruited direct from University. In September 2012 I left t1ps. A month later Steve also left. I launched the N50 in November 2012 and two months later Steve agreed to come on board. The entire team that delivered the results from t1ps is now working on the N50. No-one else can claim credit for the successes of t1ps (or take blame for its bad recommendations – and like all sites we had a few) but Steve and myself. For what it is worth the average gain per tip on an offer to bid basis and with dividends reinvested  on the N50 as at February 14 2014 is 20.98% with an average holding period of 8.125 months.

We are joined by Lucien Miers, the Bard of the Boleyn and the UK’s most cerebral short seller who will publish his weekly “short letter”. Lucian’s track record as a short seller over more than 20 years is pretty superb. Just occasionally he goes long and he may mention such positions from time to time. But his speciality is in identifying stocks that are up to 100% overvalued. He is aided by a great network of contacts but it is his skills as a forensic accountant that are his biggest asset. He truly is the “numbers man” in the bear community.