After obtaining his Ph.D., Mr. Sakazaki worked as an investment banker and derivatives specialist at top-tier firms in New York and Tokyo. His writing focuses on long-term market investing, with a smattering of real estate, economics, fixed income, forex, commodities and options.

'I spend the vast majority of my time thinking, researching and analyzing' he says, 'all as prelude to making occasional but (hopefully) optimal buy-sell decisions.'

Visit his site: Lloyd's Investment Blog (http://lloydsinvestment.blogspot.com)