Meena Krishnamsetty is editor and co-founder of Insider Monkey, a finance website that provides free insider trading and hedge-fund stock-holdings data. Her articles draw upon the research and analytics of co-founder Dr. Ian Dogan, Insider Monkey's research director, who holds a Ph.D. in financial economics with a specialization in insider trading. Dogan has provided consulting services to institutional investors and hedge funds, and managed a $200+ million fund using a strategy he developed tracking insider transactions.Expand

Dogan authored the insider trading chapter of the "The Handbook of Investment Anomalies" by Zacks Investment Research. Prior to Insider Monkey, Krishnamsetty worked for Bloomberg Television, CNBC, and in risk management at Marsh & McLennan. Krishnamsetty has an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

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Despite a recent insider buy, Calgon doesn't look like a wise investment at the moment.
These purchases could be seen as a bullish bet on the chicken industry in general.
A number of insiders have reacted to the market’s pessimism by buying.
In terms of expected earnings, Chesapeake seems cheaper than PDC Energy.  
Key might not be as attractive as some peers, but these purchases are a prominent vote of confidence.
His two proteges do well, but only because their wins are bigger than their losses.
Let's look at five holdings that stayed in his portfolio for at least a year.
We're intrigued by this upcoming merger -- and it appears this hedge fund is, as well.
  Insiders are buying into Bank of the Ozarks. Should you follow?
Caution may be best for semiconductor manufacturing stocks.

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