I am an engineer and an individual who is passionate about finance/stock investment. I hold a Ph.D. in engineering and have been involved in acoustics and noise research for the past years. I am interested in capital appreciation opportunities. These include purchasing high-quality undervalued companies, and great companies that are growing at a high rate and that are reasonably priced. I also invest in dividend-paying stocks as long as these are good companies, and they are correctly priced. I hope to prov ...