# Edwin Dorsey

> Exposing bad companies. 

## Pages
- [Contact](https://edwindorsey.com/contact/): Get in touch with Edwin Dorsey, author of The Bear Cave, through his social profiles, or see what he is up to now on his Now page.
- [About](https://edwindorsey.com/about/): Edwin Dorsey, Stanford 2020 grad and author of The Bear Cave, writes about U.S. public companies he believes mislead investors or harm customers.
- [now](https://edwindorsey.com/now/): Current projects, recent investigations, and what's next at The Bear Cave. A snapshot of where Edwin's focus is right now.
- [Sitemap](https://edwindorsey.com/sitemap/): A map of every page and article on Edwin Dorsey's site, organized by topic, for readers and search engines exploring The Bear Cave.
- [Press Kit](https://edwindorsey.com/press/): Press kit for Edwin Dorsey, founder of The Bear Cave. Downloadable headshots free to use for articles, interviews and event pages, plus a short bio.

## Articles
- [We're In A "Golden Age" Of Corporate Misconduct & Fraud](https://edwindorsey.com/wealthion-interview/) — 2023-01-25: Edwin Dorsey joins Adam Taggart on Wealthion on what Jim Chanos calls a golden age of fraud, where easy money and weak oversight enable deception.
- [Tidal Financial Group Podcast](https://edwindorsey.com/tidal-financial-podcast/) — 2024-08-21: Edwin Dorsey joins the Tidal Financial Group podcast on building a 20k-subscriber newsletter and how simple tools surface corporate fraud red flags.
- [My Bill Ackman Story](https://edwindorsey.com/my-bill-ackman-story/) — 2024-12-11: As a high school sophomore, Edwin Dorsey wrote 20 investors. Only Bill Ackman replied, with a handwritten note and reading list that shaped his career.
- [12 Free Resources to Help You Be a Better Investor](https://edwindorsey.com/12-free-resources-to-help-you-be-a-better-investor/) — 2024-12-12: Edwin Dorsey shares 12 free research tools for an information edge, from SEC full-text search and PCAOB auditor lookups to OpenCorporates and SocialBlade.
- [Free Research Toolkits for Professional Investors](https://edwindorsey.com/research-toolkits/) — 2024-12-23: Edwin Dorsey shares the free research tools he relies on, from SEC full-text search and PCAOB auditor lookups to the Wayback Machine and Perplexity AI.
- [Government Databases for Professional Investors](https://edwindorsey.com/government-database/) — 2025-01-14: Edwin Dorsey shares the free, public government databases he uses for due diligence, from SEC FOIA logs to CFPB complaints and FINRA BrokerCheck.
- [29 Best Free Stock Research Tools — Short Seller’s Picks (2026)](https://edwindorsey.com/free-research-tools/) — 2024-12-10: Edwin Dorsey shares 29 free stock research tools he actually uses, from SEC Full-Text Search to the Wayback Machine and PCAOB Auditor Search.
- [WHO TO FOLLOW: Short Sellers and Emerging Managers](https://edwindorsey.com/follow/) — 2024-12-13: Edwin Dorsey lists 30 established short-selling research firms and 21 emerging managers worth following, all actively publishing research this year.
- [23 Must-Read Investment Newsletters](https://edwindorsey.com/newsletters/) — 2024-12-19: Edwin Dorsey lists 23 investment newsletters worth your time, from Doomberg to Net Interest, each written by managers and analysts in a specific niche.
- [Inside the Mind of Bear Cave's Edwin Dorsey](https://edwindorsey.com/bear-caves-edwin-dorsey/) — 2024-10-25: Edwin Dorsey sits down with the Substack team to discuss how he got into finance, misconceptions about the industry, and exposing corporate misconduct.
- [KinderCare Safety Issues: A Bear Cave Investigation](https://edwindorsey.com/kindercare-safety-issues/) — 2025-04-04: Edwin Dorsey's KinderCare (NYSE: KLC) investigation: documented child safety failures across 1,500 daycares. The report contributed to a 70% stock drop.
- [BDC Investment Insights: Key Takeaways From Nicholas Marshi Interview](https://edwindorsey.com/bdc-investment-insights-nicholas-marshi/) — 2025-06-01: Edwin Dorsey interviews Nicholas Marshi of BDC Investment Advisors on two decades in the BDC sector and why thorough research is non-negotiable.
- [Interview With Maj Soueidan of GeoInvesting](https://edwindorsey.com/maj-soueidan/) — 2025-06-19: Edwin Dorsey interviews Maj Soueidan, GeoInvesting co-founder, on small-cap investing over three decades and exposing early-2010s China Fraud listings.
- [3 Tools for Stock Research](https://edwindorsey.com/3-tools-for-stock-research/) — 2025-06-30: Edwin Dorsey shares three stock research tools: Comment Letter Search, FOIA Search Logs, and 8-K Search for tracking SEC concerns and material events.
- [A Fake Profile, a PI, and a 50% Stock Drop](https://edwindorsey.com/fake-profile/) — 2025-07-27: Edwin Dorsey exposed safety issues at Care.com by signing up as Harvey Weinstein. The company retaliated, and the stock later fell about 50%.
- [Fighting Back Against Chinese Stock Scams](https://edwindorsey.com/chinese-stock-scams/) — 2025-08-07: Edwin Dorsey built StopNasdaqChinaFraud.com to expose the WhatsApp pump-and-dump schemes draining billions from U.S.-listed Chinese stock investors.
- [The Ben and Emil Show: These Chinese Scammers Have Stolen Over $400 Million Dollars](https://edwindorsey.com/ben-and-emil-show/) — 2025-08-29: Edwin Dorsey joins the Ben and Emil Show to expose large-scale Chinese stock scams on the Nasdaq that cost retail investors billions every year.
- [Uncover SEC Secrets: FOIAsearch.com](https://edwindorsey.com/uncover-sec-secrets-foiasearch-com/) — 2025-10-15: Edwin Dorsey explains how FOIASearch.com surfaces SEC FOIA logs, using AppLovin's 15% drop to show how a B7A exemption can flag an investigation.
- [KinderCare Down 70% Since Investigation](https://edwindorsey.com/kindercare-down-70-since-investigation/) — 2025-11-13: KinderCare is down about 70% since The Bear Cave's investigation, as the daycare operator lowers guidance again amid widespread safety concerns.
- [50 Best Twitter/X Accounts to Follow for Investing in 2026](https://edwindorsey.com/short-idea-generation/) — 2026-01-08: Edwin Dorsey's 2026 list of the best finance and Fintwit accounts on Twitter (X). Short sellers, forensic researchers, macro thinkers, and more.
- [Reflecting on a Great Conversation with Swen Lorenz: Insights on Value Investing and Alternative Assets](https://edwindorsey.com/swen-lorenz/) — 2026-01-29: Edwin Dorsey talks with Swen Lorenz about building a content business in finance, running five websites, and lessons from The Bear Cave.
- [I Spoke with Bryan Wagman About Distribution, Persistence, and Prediction Markets](https://edwindorsey.com/i-spoke-with-bryan-wagman-about-distribution-persistence-and-prediction-markets/) — 2026-03-06: Edwin Dorsey talks with Bryan Wagman about building The Bear Cave through brute-force distribution and why shameless, thoughtful persistence compounds.
- [Investors Underground: Exposing Scams That Steal Billions with Edwin Dorsey of The Bear Cave](https://edwindorsey.com/investors-underground-exposing-scams-that-steal-billions-with-edwin-dorsey-of-th/) — 2025-10-15: Edwin Dorsey joins Investors Underground to break down how Chinese pump-and-dump stock scams siphon over $10 billion a year and how they trap victims.
- [We're living in a golden age of fraud](https://edwindorsey.com/how-i-investigate-corporate-fraud/) — 2026-06-23: Edwin Dorsey of The Bear Cave explains why we're in a golden age of fraud -- and the FOIA requests, SEC EDGAR searches, and red flags he uses to find it.
- [Hunterbrook Media Acquires The Bear Cave Newsletter](https://edwindorsey.com/hunterbrook-media-acquires-the-bear-cave-newsletter/) — 2026-07-03: Some personal news: Hunterbrook Media has acquired The Bear Cave newsletter. I started The Bear Cave to pursue independent investigative research and am…

## Categories
- [Best Posts](https://edwindorsey.com/category/best-posts/): The best place to start with Edwin Dorsey -- his origin story and signature investigative work.
- [General](https://edwindorsey.com/category/general/): General posts that do not fit neatly into my other categories. Right now there is one, but more are coming. "Top X Accounts for Short Idea Generation in 2026" is a roundup of the best minds to follow if you are looking for short idea generation. I put this together because people kept asking me who I actually pay attention to.
- [Interviews](https://edwindorsey.com/category/interviews/): Conversations with investors, researchers, and analysts I respect. I learn a lot from these interviews and figured other people would too. "Reflecting on a Great Conversation with Swen Lorenz" came from an in-depth discussion about building a content business in the investment research space. Swen featured it on his blog, and the conversation covered value investing and alternative assets in a way I had not talked about publicly before.
- [Investigations](https://edwindorsey.com/category/investigations/): The investigative work. This is where I publish findings from research that took real digging, FOIA requests, database searches, and sometimes a lot of pushback. "KinderCare Down 70% Since Investigation" tracks what happened after The Bear Cave published its investigation earlier this year. KinderCare dropped about 70% as the company lowered guidance again. That kind of follow-up matters.
- [Media](https://edwindorsey.com/category/media/): Podcast appearances, press features, and interviews where I talk about my investigative work and the stories behind The Bear Cave. "Investors Underground: Exposing Scams That Steal Billions" is an appearance where I broke down how modern China stock scams actually work. That one reached a different audience than my usual newsletter readers.
- [Research Tools](https://edwindorsey.com/category/research-tools/): The tools and resources I actually use for stock research. I have spent years testing, collecting, and building these, so I figured I would share them. "Uncover SEC Secrets: FOIAsearch.com" is about a tool that lets you potentially see market-moving news before it hits headlines. If you are not using FOIA requests in your research process, you are leaving information on the table.