The purpose of our firm is to distribute unbiased fundamental research reports. We do not manage money. D. Paul Cohen was one of the original Dirty Dozen analysts, recipient of The Golden Egg, honoring the original 12 DIRTY DOZEN analysts, considered by many to be the top 12 analysts in the United States. Paul was also John McEnroe, Venus, and Serena Williams' tennis coach, Instruction Editor of World Tennis Magazine, Advisory Davis Cup Coach to the Nation of Israel etc.
1. Fundamental Coverage: provides Independent Research Ccverage from out outside analysts for un-followed companies, partially covered companies or public companies that have been dropped by Wall Street research and investment banking firms.
2. Raise Capital: We provide financial modeling, forecasting and valuations in our reports that help public and private companies to raise capital. Non distributed research.
3. Distribution: Our research reports reach 98% of all institutions, 5+ million retail investors. Our direct to investor campaigns email marketing programs can reach 8+ million retail investors. Our Holy Grail Database reaches 470,000 potential investors. Our Large Database reaches 8 million potential investors; our Elite Open Click Database 123,000 potential investors..
4. Short Sale Research: We write customized reports including customized short sales for money managers, hedge funds and various institutions. Please see our report on Six Flags (PKS). Non distributed research.
5. Financial Modeling: We provide customized financial modeling for our clients. The Cohen Financial and Valuation Model is our proprietary analytical research engine. The Model, our analytical engine, includes 300,000 cells, 214,000 formulas in Excel. Non Distributed research.
6. Investigative Projects: Investigative research reports are often between 80 and 140 pages long. They include producing very in depth inquiry into competition, complete with interviews and telephone numbers of each company interviewed. We will customize a questionnaire for each contracted company and its industry. These projects are usually a few levels deeper and more comprehensive than traditional Wall Street research analysis. Non-distributed research.
7. Forensic Accounting and SEC Research: We research in depth SEC filing analysis for forensic accounting projects. Non distributed research
8. Reverse Merger and Pipe Research: The Cohen Financial and Valuation model includes a Reverse Merger and Pipe's module. We write reports on private companies, forecast and value them before the Reverse Merger takes place. We analyze a PIPE deal, forecast and value the deal pre money, assume new money, and forecast and value the company post money. Non Distributed research.
9. Custom Research: We will customize almost any requested research project. Non distributed research
10. Consulting: We are hired by various organizations and corporations for consulting purposes. Non distributed research
11. Report formats: Each report can include colored pictures, charts and graphs that highlight a company's story. Reports in 2008 were in depth, averaging 149 pages, broken down in a short, medium and full report.
Example: Cohen Independent Research* Group, Inc. was considered to be the definitive company by company source in the USA for Y2K analysis and remediation during 1998 and 1999. Our firm hired 14 of the top 20 Y2K and Information Technology experts in the world. We created the world's only database that ranked and compared 3,000 domestic companies, evaluating each company's progress with Y2K compliance. In depth reports were written on hundreds of U.S. corporations under the previous name of our firm. Cohen Independent Research* Group, Inc. was hired as the Y2K due diligence source for a number of the nation's leading financial institutions. Non distributed research.
Our Outside Analyst Team: A signature of our non distributed research process is the retention of experts in each field for our assignments. Most non distributed reports are written by teams of analysts at the Ph.D, MD, CFA, CFA level candidates, MBA, CPA level, technical writers and industry experts when and if needed