Welcome to our latest blog series, the Creature Feature! In the spirit of the 1970’s and 1980’s TV movie programs, we are publishing this series each week just after Saturday morning cartoon time. Each snippet discusses one of our favorite natural creatures and how their attributes connect to essential investor questions. These are not meant to be exhaustive research studies, but rather small sparks to pique your own curiosity and creativity.

This part of our series addresses characteristics of healthy growth, essential to all investors. Join us this week as we learn from the Javan cucumber.

Curious about this creature?

Here are links to a few of our favorite nature-focused sites:

• Ask Nature – Biomimicry Institute (http://asknature.org)
• Encyclopedia of Life (http://eol.org)
• Not Exactly Rocket Science blog by Ed Yong: http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/blog/not-exactly-rocket-science/
• Nature journal http://nature.com

Stay “tuned” for next week’s episode on the mescal cactus and investment cycles!