Eric J. Fry,  Agora Financial’s  Rude Awakeningeditorial director, has been a specialist in international equities since the early 1980s. He was a professional portfolio manager for more than 10 years, specializing in international investment strategies and short-selling.  

Following his successes in professional money management, Mr. Fry joined the publishing operations of James Grant, editor of the prestigious Grant's Interest Rate Observer. Working alongside Grant, Mr. Fry produced Grant's International and Apogee Research —  institutional research products dedicated to international investment opportunities.  

Mr. Fry subsequently joined Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin as The Daily Reckoning's "Man on Wall Street." After his three-year tour of duty at The Daily Reckoning, Mr. Fry launched the sometimes abrasive, mostly entertaining and always insightful Rude Awakening — "a hot cup of coffee in the face of Wall Street."  

Mr. Fry authored the first comprehensive guide to investing internationally with American Depository Receipts.  His views and investment insights have appeared in numerous publications including Time, Barron's, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, Business Week, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Money.  He appears regularly on business news stations like CNBC and Fox.