Eric Fry
Eric Fry is a globally recognized finance expert, award-winning stock picker, and seasoned portfolio manager with a proven track record of market outperformance. As Editor at InvestorPlace, he leads The Speculator and Fry’s Investment Report, two premier research advisories focused on identifying megatrends and uncovering high-profit opportunities for investors. He also serves as the Resident Expert on global investment trends at The Oxford Club, where he guides members in capitalizing on emerging opportunities shaped by major macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts. Specializing in international investment strategies and short selling, Fry has built a reputation for spotting transformative market moves ahead of the crowd. In 2016, he earned first place in the prestigious Portfolios with Purpose competition—beating more than 650 of Wall Street’s top investors—with an extraordinary 150% return in just 12 months.
Eric Fry Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Editor, Fry's Investment Report
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Resident Expert on Global Investment Trends, Editor of Fry's Pinnacle Portfolio
Academic History
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Degree in Comparative Literature
MARKET CALLS
Eric is known for his extraordinary long-term track record, which includes numerous “10-bagger” calls.
He called buying Asian stocks during the depths of its late-90s currency crisis, and buying Russian stocks during its debt-currency crisis.
He called the buying of commodities in the early 2000s, right before their historic rally into 2007.
He called buying stocks in 2015 that would benefit from the Electric Vehicle boom, just when those stocks were gaining big momentum.
Eric is known for successfully shorting numerous technology stocks in 2000 and 2001, as those stocks sputtered toward bankruptcy,
He predicted that in 2005 and 2006, the housing boom would go bust and drive government mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into bankruptcy.
EARLY CAREER
Prior to The Oxford Club, he founded his own investment management firm and served as a partner of a New York hedge fund specializing in short selling.
He started his career as a brokerage assistant with E.F. Hutton, the predecessor of Shearson Lehman Brothers.
He worked under the world-renowned financial market analyst James Grant of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer.
Working alongside Grant, he produced Grant’s International and Apogee Research, Research products geared for professional money managers.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has appeared on CNBC, Fox News, CNN, Russia Today and ABC’s Good Morning America.
He has been featured by several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Yahoo! Finance and Time magazine.
His investment insights have been featured in numerous publications, including Barron’s, USA Today, Los Angeles Times and Money magazine.