About Us

Lance Spicer - Editor of Trident Confidential

Is an accountant and licensed Financial Adviser with over 30 years industry experience, having held senior financial executive positions with some of Australia's largest listed companies involved in the Mining, Property Development, Investment, Tourism and Engineering industries.

He has also been a tax and financial consultant to several financial institutions including Macquarie Bank. He has been a forensic accounting consultant, assisting trustees of companies in liquidation discover hidden assets and has assisted the Canadian and Australian authorities in uncovering and closing down various ponzi schemes.

He started his own publishing company, Trident Press, in 1994 writing books on various subjects in his areas of expertise. Many of Lance's 38 books have attained "best seller" status with books having been sold in over 100 countries around the world.

During that time, Lance was also a regular feature writer in many magazines, Newspapers and various local and international newsletters. Lance has spoken at several international and Australian seminars on issues of taxation, investment and financial privacy. His books have been featured on Australia's ABC TV, in TIME Magazine and discussed on radio in the USA and in Australia. Lance's biography has been included in the Who's Who in the World.

Since embarking on his full time "investing career" in 1994 (although he has been involved in the markets professionally for 30 years), the results have been outstanding.

In late 2004 he created Trident Confidential - a stock market newsletter amongst the best returning in the world.

Using his accounting and corporate skills he has been able to identify underlying value in companies often overlooked by the market and this has resulted in long term returns (since 1994) in excess of 90%pa.

Utilising "The Trident Investment Selection System", Lance employs fundamental analysis, economic analysis and his 30 years of experience, in addition to good old fashioned common sense (which is not so common anymore), to pinpoint great investments with a 88% success rate. His Trident Confidential newsletters have shown investors that high returns  are possible if you know where to look and what to look for. 

He next venture is that of Fund Manager of the Trident Global Growth Fund through Trident Investment in addition to maintaining his popular investment newsletter, the Trident Confidential.

Lance Spicer is the only Stock Market Newsletter Editor in Australia to be appointed the Investment Manager of his own Retail Managed Fund - The Trident Global Growth Fund.

Lance Spicer is certified as complying with RG146 as required by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to provide General Investment Advice and Financial Product advice in the area of Equities, Managed Investments, Derivatives and Planning.  Lance Spicer is also an authorised representative of the responsible entity of the Fund - Australian Mutual Holdings Limited ACN 115 182 137, the holder of Australian Financial Services Licence No. 295 393. 

Our research team are fully RG146 compliant and licensed to provide advice.

The publisher, Trident Investment Management Pty Limited, is licensed to provide advice on a wide range of investments by The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

What Makes us Different from All the Other Newsletters?

Lance Spicer explains...

"My commitment to my own money - I personally invest my own money in the Trident Confidential Portfolio. There's nothing like putting your own money on the line to make you try harder! Also, unlike most 'gurus', I am actually an accountant who knows his way around a set of Financial Statements and Annual Reports. I should, for 20 years it was my job to prepare them for stock exchange listed companies."

"I approach every stock investment like I am buying the whole company - lock, stock and barrel - so, I really examine what they have lurking in their balance sheets. Initially, I check their levels of debt, cash flow, cash, and return on equity and assets. If they don't pass this initial examination - I toss them out. If they pass, they then go through the Trident Investment Selection Process. If they pass our proprietary process, you will read about them in Trident Confidential."