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Adam Lass is the editor of successful trading service WaveStrength Options Weekly and regular contributor to Taipan Daily. He has written numerous articles and special investment reports for several major financial publications including Taipan, The Fleet Street Letter (US), Strategic Investment, and Penny Stock Fortunes.

Adam occasionally appears on national television and radio, and has been quoted on The Wall Street Journal web site. His last turn on CNBC’s Squawk Box on July 18, 2007 was marked by controversy when he predicted that the Dow would fall from 13,965 to below 8,000. He was never invited back.

Basing WOW on history, economics, value and technical analysis, Adam and his contributing editor, Bryan Bottarelli, guide readers around the pain of the bear market by using put options, which they find to be much safer than short selling, as risks are always limited and manageable.

Adam resides with his wife on a farm in rural northern Maryland, surrounded by (as he puts it) “too many cats, dogs, children, a maddened woodchuck and a red-tailed hawk.”

Get to Know Adam Lass

What is a hot sector for 2010? Long Gold and Short Dollar Funds: Any central bank that states that it can double currency in circulation in a matter of months without devastating the value of that currency is either lying or deluded.

What is one thing an investor should consider when picking a stock? Long-term profitability is always a good place to start. We are talking years at a time here. I really don't care what a business does quarter-to-quarter. Another cool idea: Is management straightforward and honest or do you feel like you need a shower after shaking hands with them?

What do you like to do in your free time? We are only allotted but so many hours in life. I shudder to denigrate any as so worthless as to be "free." I am currently on break from Gibbon's Roman Histories to spend some time with Milton's "Paradise Lost." Also, I am a reasonably good watercolorist and a passable guitar player. And then there is always time well spent walking in the woods with the wife, kids and dog.

What profession other than yours would you like to try? As I'm currently surrounded by thousands of books, I'd probably keep the ambiance going and write and illustrate children's books. This is as fine a way to starve as any.