Pareto Securities Recommendation
They're what you would call "Sell-Side" analysts, i.e., Sell-side analysts are those who issue the often-heard recommendations of "strong buy" or "outperform". They are hired & paid by their clients such as Africa Oil (AOI), Africa Energy (AFE), Shamaran (SNM) or Eco Atlantic (EOG) to promote the companies. AOI states on its home page that Pareto is it's designated broker dealer. Pareto has been pumping those stocks on their dog-and-pony shows in Stockholm. To wit, Pareto touted AOI in Sweden on a recent road show and the stock moved up by a few pennies, but since then, it has dropped back down again. Any buyers following Pareto's advice in AOI - having lost their shirts over the past years - and still believing the b.s. must be suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome".