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Invest Like an Aardvark
Invest Like an Aardvark, is a book written by value investor, Chief Investment Strategist and founder of Altrius Capital Management, Inc., James Russo.

Overview
Russo explores financial history and utilizes candid statements and observations to outline the benefits of a contrarian investment approach.

Define: Invest Like an Aardvark
What does it mean to invest like an aardvark?

The aardvark is big, slow and(arguably) a bit ugly. He's not a big game hunter who craves the high-flying stocks pundits promote through financial media. Instead, the aardvark eats the easily foraged food, like ants. What ants are to the aardvark, dividends are to his investment process - easily foraged returns. The aardvark hunts at night, alone and unafraid. He's contrarian by nature and has his own unique phylum. There's no other animal quite like him. He has giant ears, which he keeps raised to be mindful of what might go wrong while he is foraging for dividends. He has big sharp claws, ideal for digging deep to uncover value. He works well into the night and is diligent in his search, seeking his own path, not following the herd on Wall Street.

Author Bio
James M. Russo, a former All-American boxer, captain of the Naval Academy boxing team, and Marine officer, Jim has displayed courage, "leading from the front." In 1997, he founded Altrius Capital Management, Inc., a small RIA firm with locations in New Bern, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina and Summit, New Jersey. Russo's military service as a Naval Aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps gave him a unique global perspective.

During the tumultuous financial periods over the past two decades, Jim guided his clients by example investing side-by-side with them in his distinctive value based, income focused investment discipline. His extensive travel and residence in small southern towns and cities for over thirty years before moving back to the New York City area has provided Russo a singular understanding of the American economy.

Foreward
"Throughout the time that I have known him, Jim has always been willing to challenge himself, others and, in particular, the ordinary way of thinking. That's what Jim is doing with this book. He's challenging conventional thinking and, most importantly, challenging us to think differently about investing." -Robert MacDonald, JD/MBA