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• now: Current projects, recent investigations, and what's next at The Bear Cave. A snapshot of where Edwin's focus is right now.
• 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.

Best Posts

_The best place to start with Edwin Dorsey -- his origin story and signature investigative work._

• I Spoke with Bryan Wagman About Distribution, Persistence, and Prediction Markets: Edwin Dorsey talks with Bryan Wagman about building The Bear Cave through brute-force distribution and why shameless, thoughtful persistence compounds.
• 50 Best Twitter/X Accounts to Follow for Investing in 2026: Best finance and investing X accounts to follow in 2026: Edwin Dorsey's vetted list of short sellers, forensic researchers, and hedge fund managers.
• KinderCare Safety Issues: A Bear Cave Investigation: Edwin Dorsey's KinderCare (NYSE: KLC) investigation: documented child safety failures across 1,500 daycares. The report contributed to a 70% stock drop.
• Free Research Toolkits for Professional Investors: 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.
• My Bill Ackman Story: 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.
• Tidal Financial Group Podcast: Edwin Dorsey joins the Tidal Financial Group podcast on building a 20k-subscriber newsletter and how simple tools surface corporate fraud red flags.
• We're In A "Golden Age" Of Corporate Misconduct & Fraud: 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.

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._

• KinderCare Down 70% Since Investigation: KinderCare is down about 70% since The Bear Cave's investigation, as the daycare operator lowers guidance again amid widespread safety concerns.
• Fighting Back Against Chinese Stock Scams: Edwin Dorsey built StopNasdaqChinaFraud.com to expose the WhatsApp pump-and-dump schemes draining billions from U.S.-listed Chinese stock investors.
• A Fake Profile, a PI, and a 50% Stock Drop: Edwin Dorsey exposed safety issues at Care.com by signing up as Harvey Weinstein. The company retaliated, and the stock later fell about 50%.
• KinderCare Safety Issues: A Bear Cave Investigation: Edwin Dorsey's KinderCare (NYSE: KLC) investigation: documented child safety failures across 1,500 daycares. The report contributed to a 70% stock drop.

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._

• I Spoke with Bryan Wagman About Distribution, Persistence, and Prediction Markets: Edwin Dorsey talks with Bryan Wagman about building The Bear Cave through brute-force distribution and why shameless, thoughtful persistence compounds.
• Reflecting on a Great Conversation with Swen Lorenz: Insights on Value Investing and Alternative Assets: Edwin Dorsey talks with Swen Lorenz about building a content business in finance, running five websites, and lessons from The Bear Cave.
• Interview With Maj Soueidan of GeoInvesting: Edwin Dorsey interviews Maj Soueidan, GeoInvesting co-founder, on small-cap investing over three decades and exposing early-2010s China Fraud listings.
• BDC Investment Insights: Key Takeaways From Nicholas Marshi Interview: Edwin Dorsey interviews Nicholas Marshi of BDC Investment Advisors on two decades in the BDC sector and why thorough research is non-negotiable.

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._

• Investors Underground: Exposing Scams That Steal Billions with Edwin Dorsey of The Bear Cave: 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.
• The Ben and Emil Show: These Chinese Scammers Have Stolen Over $400 Million Dollars: 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.
• Inside the Mind of Bear Cave's Edwin Dorsey: Edwin Dorsey sits down with the Substack team to discuss how he got into finance, misconceptions about the industry, and exposing corporate misconduct.
• Tidal Financial Group Podcast: Edwin Dorsey joins the Tidal Financial Group podcast on building a 20k-subscriber newsletter and how simple tools surface corporate fraud red flags.
• We're In A "Golden Age" Of Corporate Misconduct & Fraud: 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.

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._

• Uncover SEC Secrets: FOIAsearch.com: 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.
• 3 Tools for Stock Research: Edwin Dorsey shares three stock research tools: Comment Letter Search, FOIA Search Logs, and 8-K Search for tracking SEC concerns and material events.
• Government Databases for Professional Investors: Edwin Dorsey shares the free, public government databases he uses for due diligence, from SEC FOIA logs to CFPB complaints and FINRA BrokerCheck.
• 12 Free Resources to Help You Be a Better Investor: Edwin Dorsey shares 12 free research tools for an information edge, from SEC full-text search and PCAOB auditor lookups to OpenCorporates and SocialBlade.
• 29 Best Free Stock Research Tools — Short Seller’s Picks (2026): 29 best free stock research tools — Edwin Dorsey’s short seller picks for SEC research, social media intelligence, forensic stock analysis, and fraud detection.

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._

• 23 Must-Read Investment Newsletters: Edwin Dorsey lists 23 investment newsletters worth your time, from Doomberg to Net Interest, each written by managers and analysts in a specific niche.
• WHO TO FOLLOW: Short Sellers and Emerging Managers: Edwin Dorsey lists 30 established short-selling research firms and 21 emerging managers worth following, all actively publishing research this year.