Eric Fry is a futurist, Wall Street legend, and investment expert with over 30 years of experience trading the stock market. Throughout his life, he has excelled as a broker, entrepreneur, analyst, and hedge fund manager. Today, he one of the most respected names in the investment research industry.
Eric’s ability to spot major market shifts has helped him issue 41 different stock recommendations that have delivered gains of 1,000% or more. His most famous predictions include accurately forecasting the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID market collapse ahead of time. He also warned investors about the 2022 tech stock meltdown and recommended getting out of the ARK Innovation ETF before it lost nearly 70% of its value.
A Proven Track Record and A Contrarian Approach
Eric’s career began in Monte Carlo, where he professionally analyzed international investments. He then spent seven years managing hedge funds in San Francisco and New York. His sharp insights and bold calls quickly caught the attention of industry insiders. He went on to work alongside the legendary James Grant, editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, and built a name for himself as one of the best contrarian investors in the business.
Eric is renowned for identifying key global megatrends and acting before the market catches on. He’s known for spotting “10-baggers,” or stocks that can return 10 times their original investment, well before the crowd.
Just a few of his prescient calls include:
- Buying Asian stocks during the depths of the late-1990s currency crisis.
- Betting on Russian stocks during its debt-currency crisis.
- Investing in commodities in the early 2000s, just before their historic rally.
- Predicting the electric vehicle boom in 2015 and investing in key stocks just as the trend took off.
On the flip side, Eric has also made a name for himself shorting the market in order to profit in down times. In the early 2000s, he successfully shorted numerous tech stocks just before the dot-com bubble burst.
In 2005 and 2006, he predicted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would face bankruptcy. These highly accurate called further cemented his reputation as a contrarian investor who sees market shifts before most others.
Award-Winning Investor and Thought Leader
In 2016, Eric won Wall Street’s most prestigious investment competition, beating out 650 of the biggest names in finance with a 12-month return of 150%.
Beyond the numbers, Eric’s insights and research have appeared in numerous major publications, including Time, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, USA Today, Business Week, The Los Angeles Times, and International Herald Tribune. He’s also the author of the pioneering investment guide, International Investing with ADRs: Your Passport to Profits Worldwide.
Today, Eric continues to trade, invest, and conduct research from his office overlooking the ocean in Laguna Beach, California. He leverages his three decades of experience, analyzing macroeconomic trends and uncovering opportunities Wall Street analysts miss.
AGI: The Next Big Shift
Now, Eric’s research points to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — a technological shift that could create one of the greatest wealth-building opportunities of our lifetime.
Eric Fry’s ability to stay ahead of the curve, is why so many investors trust him to help navigate these unprecedented market changes. Whether it’s predicting major crises or capitalizing on transformative megatrends like AGI, Eric Fry has consistently been one crucial step ahead.