With nearly a half century of investing experience, Admiral's Stock Advice and its Stock Smarts column, is maintained by the Market Pro.

The Market Pro has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from The University of California at Los Angeles and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

He has 30 years management experience with a major oil company and two major banks.

He has been investing for over 50 years, specializing in common stocks, and has a personal portfolio of some 40 companies and tracks approximately 150 issues.