About Us

Steven Jon Kaplan began TrueContrarian.com in August 1996 as a weekly blog and later expanded this to a twice-weekly newsletter with two weekly 75-minute Zoom meetings.   He has been trading his own account, and those of family and close friends, since 1981, and handles separately managed accounts for qualified clients. Steve charges a 20% performance fee on net profits and no management fees.  He has been quoted in Barron's, MarketWatch.com, Dow Jones Newswires, Seeking Alpha, Kitco, and elsewhere.


Steve enjoys running with the New York Road Runners Club, composing and performing on piano and voice, writing stories and plays, and traveling to unique places.  He enjoys hearing from anyone about a wide range of topics, so please let him know what you think about the web site or whatever is on your mind.  You can find his music on ReverbNation.


Naftali Shavelson has been serving as senior financial analyst for True Contrarian since June 2020. He conducts research on market trends and insider activity to build a trading strategy for assets under our team's management. Naftali graduated with a B.S. in Media Studies at Yeshiva University.


In addition to finance, he's interested in marketing, art, architecture and all things design. The following features Naftali's photography: NShavelsonPhotography.com


Karen B. Kaplan is the editor of all True Contrarian updates and is the primary contact person for subscribers.

She is also an author of two books and many stories and served in a previous career as a hospice chaplain. Karen's blog can be found here: OffbeatCompassion.com




Glen P. Charlow has performed in many cabaret and off-Broadway shows and has served as a graphic designer for decades.

He is Treasurer of the American Popular Song Society and President of the Williamsburg Community Association. Here is one of Glen's many blogs: GlenCharlow.com