Columnist, author, speaker and strategic marketing communicatons specialist, you can find Gene Walden's  latest columns on investing in the Sunday Minneapolis StarTribune (www.startribune.com). The author of more than 20 books on business and investing, Walden has been a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Investors` Business Daily, Consumer Reports, Business 2.0, Red Herring, Bottom Line Personal, Money and many other business and financial publications. As a strategic marketing communications specialist, he has helped financial services companies--from large, multi-national banking, brokerage and accounting firms to emerging entrepreneurs--polish their brand and build their client base through targeted strategies and innovative print, Web, video and presentation content. A popular speaker, Walden has lectured throughout the country, including Harvard and MIT, and has taught advanced investment courses for brokers and other financial professionals. He has appeared on well over a thousand television and radio programs throughout the country and around the world. His books include such business classics as The 100 Best Stocks to Own in America (a six-time Book-of-the-Month selection), Winning With Your Stockbroker (named one of the top finance books of the year by the New York Times and Money magazine), If Not Stocks What?, The 100 Best Dividend-Paying Stocks to Own in America (winner of the 2005 Pinnacle Achievement Award) and Marketing Masters: Secrets of America's Best Companies. Books by Gene Walden The 100 Best Stocks to Own in America (7 editions) Winning With Your Stockbroker in Good Times and Bad The 100 Best Mutual Funds to Own in America (4 editions) If Not Stocks What? 100 Ways to Beat the Market The 100 Best Dividend-Paying Stocks to Own in America The 100 Best Stocks for Under $25 (2 editions) The 100 Best Technology Stocks (2 editions) The 100 Best Stocks to Own in the World EDGAR, An Investor's Guide to Better Investing Folio Phenomenon Marketing Masters: Secrets of America's Best Companies The H&R Block Just Plain Smart Guide to Personal Finance The 50 Best Stocks in Canada America's New Blue Chips More on: Walden Creative Services Latest Books and CDs Email:   gwalden100@comcast.net Expert Witness Services