Kario-Paul Brown is a level 3 CFA candidate that is widely respected across the Caribbean. He has over 5 years experience in the fields of forecasting, econometric modelling, equity and bond valuation, and investment strategy formulation. He has worked as a quantitative consultant for the only multilateral bank in the Caribbean, and his modelling expertise has been used on some of the largest capital market transactions in the region.

His undergraduate degree is in the fields of economics and statistics, and his post-graduate degree is in the field of financial economics. He has written numerous articles that have been published in the Caribbean media, and he is a co-author of the book Debt and Development in SIDS.

Marjorie has written seven books on budget travel, family travel and work and study abroad and scores of articles and posts on real estate, personal finance, food, travel and New York history. Most recently she has been a regular contributor to the City Living section of amNY, the most widely circulated morning newspaper in the city, and for Brickunderground.

She has also edited several books on criminal justice and edits a quarterly newsletter on real estate. He has covered business and finance, automobiles and local interest stories for publications such as Institutional Investor, ConsumerSearch and the Jersey City Independent.

His advertising work has been profiled in CBS News, The Huffington Post, and Adweek. Joe is a graduate of Boston University, where he studied journalism and history. He can be followed on Twitter joeofhappiness. Her work has been featured in U. She is committed to helping millennials and anyone who wants to join us have a better relationship with work and money by means of entrepreneurship, online marketing and better money management.

Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Seventeen and Business Insider among other top publications. She has also spoken at a national level for The Financial Blogger Conference, Femfessionals, American Student Assistance and more.

Lastly she is a regular contributor for popular blogs like Money Under 30, Credit Karma, Kabbage and more. I have a degree in Economics from the University of Florida and have been following financial markets for about 10 years. I enjoy technical analysis of stocks. I am a licensed Realtor in Florida as well. I enjoy all outdoor sports including tennis and golf.

I look forward to sharing my investing ideas with you all. Adam Rothman has over two decades' experience in the financial services industry. He has worked for institutional brokerages and independent research firms as an Analyst. In this capacity, he has analyzed a variety of financial instruments across a wide swath of industries.

He's also been a freelance writer explaining a variety of topics in personal finance, including real estate, and investing. Craig Adeyanju enjoys to unearth awesome growth and value stocks and educate investors about the companies behind them.

He believes that the best companies to invest in are those that genuinely solve a problem. His work has appeared on sites like TheStreet, The Motley Fool, Benzinga among others.

Peak members receive one-on-one and group coaching support; various resources, strategies, systems, and tools; and participation in a growth-minded community of top advisors. Through this support and guidance, studies have found Peak members grow by 2. Kushal Agarwal is currently working as an analyst at Bank of America Continuum India. He supports the Global Investment Banking business and covers the Energy and Power sector. He completed his Post Graduate Diploma and a Masters degree in business and management from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon and ESCP Europe.

He has also passed the Level I and II Chartered Financial Analyst exams. He holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He loves writing about finance and investments and believes he will set up a finance advisory or portfolio management firm one day. His specialties are in the areas of financial modelling, asset valuation and portfolio management.

He possesses extensive knowledge of Caribbean assets, Latin American assets as well as US and Canadian Stocks. Mario is currently a CFA Level 3 Candidate and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Computer Science from the University of the West Indies. He is a multiple awards winning analyst in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Research Competition and has published equity research papers on companies across the Caribbean.

Mario is also a contributor to the Jamaican newspapers and the electronic magazine, Your Money Ezine. Mario was promoted to the position of Portfolio Analyst over two years ago and has played a major role in streamlining the portfolio management process for the asset management division.

In this capacity, he organizes and ensures the execution of the business initiatives while automating internal processes. Mario resides in Kingston, Jamaica.

Catherine Alford is a well rounded professional in the digital space who is best known for her ability to write about difficult topics in an engaging way.

With a formal background in American History, Catherine worked for years as an historian before she began to focus her attention on her love of blogging, public speaking, and building online businesses. Her writing has been featured on several top media outlets including The Huffington Post and U. News and World Report.

She has worked as a producer for the Albanian service of Voice of America and at the Transatlantic Academy in DC as a research assistant. Joana is an MA graduate from Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies, where she focused on International Economics and Energy.

The main focus of CAIS has been to convert challenges into opportunities and create businesses of enduring value. Visit CAIS at www. Kate started off her career working in a marine lab where she was able to go fishing and eat seafood every day. She became interested in personal finance to help ensure that her extremely fun job could support her long-term financial goals. Kate later went to graduate school to earn advanced degrees in marine coastal planning and economics. Kate currently works as an economic analyst for a think tank which is fun in a different way.

You can read more about Kate's experiences managing her finances in a non-traditional career path at her blog, www. Owen is a tech writer and multimedia enthusiast who has spent several years writing for publications both in print and web format. He is based in Southern California, and is also versed social media, video production, viral marketing, computer networking and cloud technologies.

When he's not writing or editing the work of his close peers, he enjoys attending EDM concerts, hanging with his children and looks forward to the Comic Con and E3 conventions every year. Renee Ann Butler is a freelance finance writer and former management consultant with over 15 years of experience in business management and strategy.

She earned an MBA in financial management from Exeter in and has enjoyed a variety of international business experiences, working primarily in England and Australia. Butler's work is centered on small business, technology, and consumer trends.

Sharon Anne Waldrop started writing finance articles in after leaving her position in Human Resources to work from home while raising four children. Her work has been published in Good Housekeeping magazine and online at Bankrate.

Health, parenting and green living are her other specialties. She enjoys spending time with her family and pets, riding horses, cooking, baking, reading and drinking lukewarm coffee. Craig Anthony, CFA, is a financial advisor to high-net worth individuals. He advises his clients on topics such as strategic and tactical asset allocation, investment selection, cash flow planning, retirement planning, tax, risk, and estate-planning.

Craig is also the author of the personal finance books "A Simple Plan for Building Wealth" and "An Old Man and A Gentleman". Denise Appleby is founder and owner of Appleby Retirement Consulting ,which provides technical consultation, content, coaching, writing, editing and training services on related topics. With more than 14 years of experience in the IRA and defined-contribution plans fields, Appleby has held several senior retirement-plan related positions with Pershing LLC, which included vice president of plans products and services, retirement plans manager, trainer, training manager, compliance consultant, technical help desk manager and writer.

Appleby's wealth of knowledge in retirement plans lead to her making appearances on CNBC's Business News and being quoted in The Wall Street Journalwhere she gave her insights on retirement planning. Her expertise and knack for explaining complex retirement plans rules and regulations in a manner which makes them easily understood, has created a demand for her to speak at various conferences and seminars around the country.

Appleby has extensive experience in the field of training the staff and financial advisors of many broker-dealers on retirement plans and related topics. Appleby has written over articles for several newsletters, including the Pershing LLC's SixtySomethingPershing LLC's The Pershing PressEd Slott's IRA Advisor and Investopedia. She is also an editor, providing technical editing services for books, newsletters, articles and other material on retirement plans and retirement planning.

Books edited by Appleby include "Quick Reference to IRAs" by Gary lesser and Don Levy ; "SIMPLE, SEP and SARSEP Answer Book" by Gary Lesser and Susan Diehl, "Parlay Your IRA Into a Family Fortune" by Ed Slott. During her employment with Pershing, Appleby served as a member and firm representative of the Security Industry Association's SIA Retirement and Savings Committee.

Appleby has received several recognition awards for outstanding job-related performances. These include Pershing's leadership award for significant contribution to the development of a system rules engine as well as policies and procedures for dealing with the changes effected by new tax laws. She was also a recipient of the Outstanding Representative Award from the New York Metropolitan Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals. David Ariosto is an award-winning journalist with more than 14 years of digital, print and broadcast news experience.

He has worked as a correspondent, senior producer, copy editor and photojournalist for Al Jazeera America, CNN, CNN International and CNN Digital, where he covered topics that ranged from war and politics to energy, health care and the global economy.

Gary Ashton is an oil and gas financial consultant with over a decade of practical experience, both analysing and advising oil and gas companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Jim Atkinson serves as the CEO and Chief Compliance Officer of Guinness Atkinson Asset Management, Inc. From toJim was the managing director of Guinness Flight Global Asset Management, Ltd.

Prior tohe was a senior vice president of Huntington Advisers, a mutual fund manager specializing in foreign currency money funds. In addition, Jim has served as the president of Max Funds and as the Principal at a mutual fund marketing research and consultancy firm.

Betterment helps people to achieve a smarter financial future with minimal effort and at a fraction of the fees of traditional financial services. He currently lives in Ottawa, Canada. Kate Bahn is an Economist at the Center for American Progress. Her work has focused on labor markets, care work, entrepreneurship, retirement, the role of gender and race in the economy, and inequality.

She is also a millennial. Keisha Bailey, a CFA and FRM charter holder, is an investment professional that has over 8 years practical experience across the Caribbean. During this time Keisha has undertaken roles in equity research, macroeconomic research, treasury management, portfolio management and risk management.

She has extensive knowledge of business, economics, financial markets, and industry trends. Keisha is also an award winning analyst in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Research Competition and has published equity research papers on companies across the Caribbean. In her previous assignment, Prableen was heading the Research at Vantage Wealth Management Solutions Pvt. She has also taught Investment Analysis and Macroeconomics to business students at the Royal Thimphu College RTCBhutan.

Prableen has been writing about investing, stock markets, economy, and personal finance for almost a decade. A graduate of Wellesley College, Barbara Bandy spent over 20 years as a senior executive with Bankers Trust, Wilmington Trust, Bank of America - Private Wealth Management and Merrill Lynch. Serving a HNW client base, she provided strategic advice addressing complex financial issues in three key areas: Barbara also served as president of a C 3 organization and as a real estate marketing consultant.

Most recently, Barbara transferred her financial expertise into her freelance financial writing business — Bandy Research Group. Louis' tenure at the helm of Wall Street Daily was highlighted by a seemingly endless series of double- and triple-digit winners for subscribers. Pierre-Olivier Baudot is the founder and chief executive of a multi-family office in London, Baudot Private Office www. Amy Bell is a freelance journalist, copywriter, ghostwriter and owner of WritePunch Inc.

She is a University of Georgia graduate with a BA in Journalism. Jonathan Berr has been a financial journalist since and is a former reporter with Bloomberg News and TheStreet. At Bloomberg, he was awarded the Loeb award, one of the most prestigious prizes in journalism, for uncovering SEC violations at Raytheon. Berr was also part of a team at DailyFinance that was cited for feature writing by the New York Press Club.

He has been a regulator contributor to both MSN Money and AOL's DailyFinance. His freelance writing has appeared in numerous publications including American Banker, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Business Week, the Boston Globe, and Risk and Insurance. Among his passions are his family and his skill in translating gobbledygook into plain English.

He is a proud resident of the state of New Jersey. Berry is a financial writer professionally credentialed in media marketing, real estate sales, financial services, financial education and corporate documentation. He is the author and editor of "The Moneycation Guide to Personal Finance," "The Moneycation Guide to Business" and "The Moneycation Guide to Investing.

Berry served on the Editorial Advisory Board and microsite procurement team for Helium, Inc. He earned an M. Interviews with Berry are published at Mint and Surety Solutions, LLC. You can also connect with A. With more than 30 years in the financial services industry, as an advisor, a managing director, directors of training and marketing, and currently as a consultant to the industry, Richard has written extensively on a broad range of financial topics.

He is a featured personal finance columnist on the websites of more than 50 regional banks, and is the exclusive content provider for a leading developer of financial advisor websites. Connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn. Marty Biancuzzo's technology research is already the most sought after in the industry. Since joining Wall Street Daily, he's broken news on some of the biggest market-moving catalysts of the year, including the digitization of city infrastructures, neuroengineering breakthroughs and the Twitter IPO.

Mona Bijoor is the founder and CEO of JOOR, the world's largest online wholesale marketplace, serving more thanretailers worldwide. In Fast Company named JOOR one of the 10 most innovative companies in style. John Black is currently retired.

Black earned an MBA from Wharton. Samuel Black is a private derivatives trader located in Central TX, USA. He recently launched www. A graduate of the UNC Chapel Hill, Jeff is an independent contractor for Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Andrew Bloomenthal is a seasoned financial journalist, with more the fifteen years of experience covering alternative investing, wealth management, trading technology, pensions, ETFs and family offices.

He has written for Institutional Investor Magazine, II's Alpha Magazine, and Private Asset Management newsletter. He currently lives in Los Angeles. Dan Blystone is a writer and webmaster living in Barcelona, Spain. He worked in the futures industry in Chicago as a floor clerk, trader and broker before founding TradersLog. Other interests include travel, photography and languages.

Find Dan on Twitter DanBlystone. Casey Bond is a prolific personal finance writer and currently serves as the managing editor and voice for www. Having held several internships during university, he gained relevant work experience in client relationships, financial planning and cash-flow analysis in three different multi-national companies. After graduating, he worked as an External Debt Analyst for the Mexican Ministry of Finance where he developed financial analysis and analytical skills.

In addition, he gained capital markets exposure participating in liability management and debt issuance for the Government. He participated in developing market and strategy presentations, wrote significant parts of the K prospectus, recent development and due diligence updates working directly with the U. He has an active sports life and is an enthusiast of traveling, cinema and Asian cultures. Borji has six years of progressive experience in economic and financial analysis, labour market research, business development and the technology sector.

He currently serves as an independent consultant specializing in small business solutions and economic and financial content development. A think tank strategist and published author in both peer-reviewed and industry research, his career has spanned the private, government and not-for-profit industries, where he has authored more than two dozen high-profile reports and more than 4, articles, e-books and whitepapers.

Jessica Bosari is a personal finance blogger focusing on topics important to families such as budgeting, home ownership, insurance, household management, retirement and higher education.

She has spent the last four years as the lead editor and blogger for Savingtools. Her work has also appeared on Wisebread. Prior to working as a personal finance blogger, Jessica spent 13 years in the insurance industry, managing both personal and commercial insurance matters.

She hails from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ken Boyd is the Co-Founder and Chief Educator for accountinged. Louis Test Preparation accountingaccidentally. He provides tutoring, podcasts, blogs, articles and speaking services on accounting and finance. Boyd is the author of Cost Accounting for Dummies, Accounting All-In-One for Dummies, The CPA Exam for Dummies and 1, Accounting Questions for Dummies.

Ken is a contributing writer for The Logical Entrepreneur. As a former CPA, Auditor, Tax Preparer and College Professor, Boyd brings a wealth of business experience to education. Xavier Boyer studies Finance at Laval University.

He works at a business consulting firm and is interested in pursuing a career in corporate banking. Claire has been writing about retirement planning, tax policy, investing and corporate finance for over a year. After leaving her career in the insurance industry working for high-profile clients, Claire decided to pursue a career in writing. Her keen attention to detail and head for numbers has made her a perfect fit for Investopedia.

She believes having a financial plan and a coach to go with it can make the difference in meeting financial goals or not. Katie helps clients alleviate their stress about money by helping them clarify their goals, identify and eliminate obstacles to those goals, and create a financial action plan to achieve them. Katie has over 10 years of experience working with clients and their finances. She has worked with financial technology pioneers as well as smaller boutique firms focused on high net worth individuals.

She has expertise in balancing retirement planning with debt payoff, figure out where that hole in your budget is occurring, investing in your first or second home, maximizing your employee benefits to create wealthas well as other financial planning topics.

Katie is an author for Money. She often speaks to groups about financial education.

She met her husband at the Mexican food joint where they both worked while in college and it was love over guacamole. Sarah Brodsky writes about personal finance and economics. Her work has appeared in the Springfield News-Leader, Mixergy. Louis Business Journal, and other publications. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Chicago. Sarah Brooks is a personal finance writer and blogger living in Charlotte, NC.

She loves all holidays, rainy days and iced coffees. Floyd Brown boasts a lifetime of political involvement, ranging from political appointee in the Reagan campaigns and consultant to the Bush, Dole and Forbes presidential campaigns - to his current role as the President of the Western Center for Journalism, a nonprofit dedicated to informing and equipping Americans who love freedom.

Gord Nuttall has a passion for finance and investing matched by his award winning writing abilities. Gord is self-taught passive investor who loves to teach others about investing and savings strategies. Celan Bryant started her career working for two top-tier investment banks before migrating to the corporate finance arena. After completing a fellowship at Harvard University, she began a career in financial writing with a focus on sustainable business models.

Bryant has an MBA with a concentration in finance and over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. Celan is currently working on several research papers, including her first book on the impact of Dodd-Frank on banking profitability. Follow Celan on Twitter. Sean Bryant is a Denver based freelance writer specializing in travel, credit cards and personal finance.

With nearly 10 years of writing experience his work has appeared in many of the industries top publications. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics. He also runs OneSmartDollar. When not working Sean enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter and dog Charlie and can frequently be found on his bike or snowboard. Bryant II is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from The University of Houston Downtown. He has previously worked for Monsanto Company and as a Research Fellow at Kansas State University.

Bryant is a member of the Houston Economics Club and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Ben Buchanan has managed a small family office for the past 7 years, and joined with two colleagues in to start an asset management company structured as a Registered Investment Advisor. This is accomplished in most cases by combining assets whose correlations have a high likelihood of diverging or at the least a low probability of converging during chaotic periods.

In addition to managing vanilla public market assets, Ben has extensive experience analyzing alternative investments, including: Connect with him today on LinkedIn and Twitter. He is a well established writer on the VIX and its related exchange traded products. Not only is Nathan a writer, but he is also a teacher. His drive to help others doesn't end in the classroom. This is evident by the time and commitment he gives to his readers through personal feedback and open discussion of topics.

Stacey Bumpus holds both her Bachelor and Masters degrees in Communications. After spending years in corporate communications, she discovered freelancing was really her cup of tea and fell in love with finding and writing about the latest financial news. Kristin Burgess is an attorney and writer. In her legal practice she has worked in corporate and public finance, with a special focus on municipal finance and government debt. She writes about topics in economics, politics and personal finance.

His involvement with the markets began inwhen he worked in the A. G Edwards booth on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. After starting his own blog inhe has written for a number of financial websites. Connect with him on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter. Justin Weidner is a graduate from Kenyon College with a B. His favorite philosopher is Michel de Montaigne. Justin has studied The Business of Electronic and Dance Music at New York University and is currently pursuing a certificate in Entertainment and Media Business through the NYU School of Professional Studies.

He enjoys pop culture and is writing a book in his spare time. Fuhrmann, CFA, has a background in portfolio management, overseeing assets for high-net-worth individuals and covering a broad array of industries from a generalist perspective.

An active student of investing, he focuses on communicating his ideas as an investment writer and learning from the financial community. Ryan is also actively involved with the CFA Institute. Feel free to visit his website at www. After Jason attained his B. Rowe Price serving in various roles from investment counseling to retirement planning. InJason took the role of Senior Security Analyst at Wells Fargo Corporate Trust in their Residential Mortgage-backed Securities division as a part of its Bear Sterns team.

Over the past five years, he has contributed to several financial newsletters, the Motley Fool website, and InvestorPlace Media LLC. Her features and helpful savings tips encourage and empower households across America to achieve financial balance. Bruce Campbell is a web designer specializing in data visualizations and a writer whose work has appeared in Scientific American Explorations, Working Woman and Industrial Design.

Chase Carmichael graduated cum laude in Finance from the University of Florida and holds over 2 years experience in trading the financial markets. He has come to view stock prices as a function of an underlying trend and a prevailing crowd bias. While leveraging his experience as a young finance professional, with both a formal and real-time financial education, Chase hopes to provide reader's with a unique perspective on the markets.

Connect with Chase on LinkedIn. Nell Casey is a Melbourne-based writer, speaker and blogger specializing in finance, entrepreneurship and career-focused topics. With over ten years experience across a range of professional and government industries, her work has appeared in a number of private publications, as well as online.

Her goal is to inspire young women to find their passion, take charge of their finances and create a life less ordinary. Anthony Casillas is a versatile and published writer who ties together the economic, psychological, social and historical forces at work in a given situation. He graduated from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. His areas of expertise include analysis of macroeconomic trends, stock valuation and behavioral economics.

Warren, 16, is an award-winning entrepreneur, published author and value investor living in the Caribbean. He is also co-founder and chairman emeritus of a lodging management company. The Perils of Our Growing Inequality. Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens and Upton Sinclair.

I am owner of the site www. I spent 13 years as a trading coach for Investools by TD Ameritrade where I helped develop content and taught self-directed investors how to trade stocks, options and forex. I was also a contributor to a live daily program for all TD Ameritrade clients for 4 years.

I am a technical analyst who applies pattern, Fibonacci and intermarket analysis to the markets. Former CNBC and CNN Senior Correspondent Allan Chernoff is CEO of Chernoff Communications. He specializes in business writing, video production, media and speaker coaching and strategic communications services for corporate and not-for-profit organizations.

His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles TimesFinancial Times, Newsweek and Money.

Among his honors, Allan Chernoff is a six-time winner of best reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists' New York chapter, Deadline Club. He has won two National Headliner Awards; two New York Festival Awards; and a Prism Award.

Allan Chernoff sits on the board of the Deadline Club of the Society of Professional Journalists, is a member and former officer of the New York Financial Writers Association, a member of the Authors Guild, a reader for EIES of NJ, a volunteer for the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges, a career advisor for Brown University and has been a featured speaker at various charitable events. Allan served as an interviewer for the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Project.

He believes in the explanatory power of scientific thinking, rigorous, disciplined value investing, and in solving problems through building a better mutual understanding.

If any of these principles resonate with you, Herman encourages you to take a look at this articles, in which he tries to provide simplifying explanations for the complicated mechanics of financial markets. Be it for information, discussion, or disagreement, he is happy to connect with the wider community on Investopedia, and build upon our understanding of the economy together. Chris Ciaccia is currently a freelance journalist covering a wide variety of topics, from ETFs to options to technology.

Prior to this, he worked for TheStreet as a technology reporter. He's also covered markets for Benzinga and worked as an analyst at GMAC and at Laurus Capital Management. Chris has a bachelor's degree in finance from Seton Hall University. Colin tracks market trends for Global indices, commodities and currencies utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis techniques. For Investopedia, Colin will be writing articles showing examples of how integrated techniques can be adapted to current market situations.

Colin has been a member of the Market Technicians Association for well over a decade and is actively involved with the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts where he serves as Vice President, head of the Toronto Chapter and leader of several committees.

InCSA members voted Colin Technical Analyst of the Year and Top Technician in Social Media. A true thought leader in the financial services industry, Jonathan has devoted his career to researching and understanding the interplay between the human brain and financial markets, developing his own unique brand of financial theory and portfolio management, and educating the public in an effort to improve the way we invest, think, and live.

Jonathan has been a financial advisor for over 15 years. Inhe founded his own financial advisory practice, which is based in the Metro Detroit area. An international speaker and author, Jonathan has established himself as a powerful voice both inside and outside the world of finance. In his speaking and writing, Jonathan takes us on an enlightening journey deep inside the human brain, illuminating our fundamental emotions and their impact on the decision-making process.

Using his rich insights into the human condition, he masterfully weaves together elements of financial theory, history, the humanities, and science. Jonathan is regularly sought out for comment and analysis on the latest financial market developments by leading media including Bloomberg, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.

Jonathan also possesses extensive experience as an educator. Tim Clayton is an economist, and has worked in financial markets for over 20 years. He specializes in macro-economic trends, and the global economy and markets, with particular expertise in currency markets Forex. Clayton's articles can be found on major international sites such as Seeking Alpha.

Mike Colagrossi is an analyst at ActivistStocks. Mike researches current market conditions, trends, and predictions then applies that to his writings. He also regularly contributes to SeekingAlpha. Edwardo Comacho was born in Brooklyn, NY, was raised in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, and had lived in all five boroughs of NYC by the age of Comacho is an avid reader, and makes a point to stay current in history, culture, and politics, especially with regard to Middle Eastern and Eastern European affairs.

At 25, he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he engaged in a career in hospitality; Mr. Comacho worked at the Hilton Corporation as the manager of operations for the Salt Lake City Airport Hilton. Seven years later, Mr. Comacho moved back to NYC to change careers, and pursue a college degree focused on education and early childhood development.

He plans to pursue a doctoral degree in developmental psychology. Bret is a Software Entrepreneur and Founder of CrowdfundSuite, a Funding Hub that enable crowdfunding channel players and private capital industry stakeholders to successfully navigate and profit from the exploding Alternative Funding sector. CrowdfundSuite provides platform access, services and education across the spectrum of rewards, debt and equity crowdfunding models.

Bret is a thought leader in the Alternative Funding space with six years of Crowdfunding Experience including launching Canada's first crowdfunding platform in Bret blogs for ITBusiness. His client list has included: InvestNextDoor, New Ventures BC, Angel Forum, Small Business BC, BC Innovation Council, Vancouver Enterprise Forum, EO, Community Futures, Early Exits, New Media BC and others. He lives in beautiful Vancouver with his wife and two active sons. Mary Conroy has spent the past 10 years as an officer in the United States Army.

While deployed to Iraq and Korea, Mary was tasked with analyzing the funding sources of local terrorist networks and anti-state organizations which sparked her interest in the financial industry. Mary attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, in and earned her Masters in Business Administration with a specialization in Compliance, Risk and Anti-Money Laundering. Follow Mary on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn. Copeland, Professor of Financial Services at The American College of Financial Services, a non-profit, accredited, degree-granting institution in Bryn Mawr, PA that has educated one in five practicing financial advisers in the U.

He has a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. He has a bachelor's, a master's, and a partial doctorate in management and strategy. He is a staff contributor at GetRichSlowly. Daniel Cross, ChFC has been in the industry as an investment writer and financial advisor since His experience includes being Editor-in-Chief of a corporate newsletter aimed at employee education regarding investing and retirement planning, crafting thought-provoking whitepapers for financial service firms, and myriad pieces of work that can be seen on StreetAuthority, MoneyUnder30, Investopedia, Seeking Alpha, Morningstar, and many more.

He holds the Chartered Financial Consultant designation ChFC as well as Series 7 and Series 66 licenses, and has embarked on the arduous journey of obtaining the coveted CFA designation. Daniel lives in Florida with his wife, daughter, and two pet Tortoises ironically named Twinkie and Fluffy.

Aside from contemplating the mysteries of the equity universe, he loves fishing, exploring America on the back of his Harley, and the most electrifying team in football: Connect with him on LinkedIn.

Hamilton has been a professor in the Economics Department at the University of California at San Diego since He served as department chair fromand has also taught at Harvard University and the University of Virginia.

He received a Ph. Professor Hamilton has published articles on a wide range of topics including econometrics, business cycles, monetary policy, and energy markets. His graduate textbook on time series analysis has over 14, scholarly citations and has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, and Italian.

Academic honors include election as a Fellow of the Econometric Society and Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has been a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, as well as the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, New York, Richmond, and San Francisco. He has also been a consultant for the National Academy of Sciences, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Central Bank and has testified before the United States Congress.

Darius Dale is currently a Director and Partner at Hedgeye Risk Management, a leading independent financial research firm based in Stamford, CT.

At Yale, Darius received a B. He also held leadership roles in several on-campus organizations and received a public service fellowship from the Yale president to help run a summer sports camp for underserved youth in the New Haven area. His heart for social service continues to this day, as Darius is involved in several philanthropic outreach efforts including serving on the junior board of Domus Kids and volunteering with the Mentoring Partnership of New York, Bulldog Cares and The Future Project.

He is also a founding member of Hedgeye Cares, an internal c3 organization designed to organize and direct the philanthropic efforts of the entire firm. Jesse Daley is a chartered financial analyst with over ten years of experience in the financial field with Prudential Financial and Vanguard. At Prudential, he started as a junior analyst with a focus on analyzing companies in the industrial sector.

His analysis, research and projections were used to make investment decisions by the investment committee. Later, he took on more responsibilities related to communicating decisions made by the investment committee to clients. At Vanguard, Jesse was part of a team that created prospectuses, marketing material and communication for various sector-based funds.

In this role, he helped retail and institutional clients understand Vanguard's sector-based funds and recommended the appropriate fund for their needs. Daley holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Duquesne University.

Matt Danielsson holds a B. Rebecca Engmann Darst has covered financial markets in Europe and the United States for a broad range of online, broadcast and newswire outlets, including Forbes.

She spent several years as managing director of market intelligence on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, forex sar to usd has since anchored interviews with a range of portfolio and asset managers regarding their views on multiple asset classes and the global macroeconomic landscape. Ever since I earned my first paycheck, the power of money instilled a lifelong impression on me.

When I opened my first money market account, I wanted to forex sar to usd as much as I could about investing and how to make my money work for me. Passing the Series 7 Exam and my time spent working as an Investment Representative truly equipped me with the knowledge to help others understand investing.

This is something I have done since I started in the financial services and continue to do even after moving on from that industry. I perform consulting work now, but I am always willing to help those that are curious to know more about personal finance and investing as I find sincere enjoyment in being a resource that people can rely upon.

I have also become involved in real estate investing so that has provided me an additional perspective beyond the investment products commonly available in financial services as well.

Any contribution I can make towards this imperative life skill for someone is an accomplishment in itself. Thank you for reading. He writes about financial topics because he enjoys helping people save money. Damian has been quoted in articles for Kiplinger. Born in Ecuador, Damian has traveled extensively and held positions in Mexico, Germany, Italy and the United States. HomeAdvisor is a leading website and mobile app source providing homeowners with free tools and resources for their home projects.

HomeAdvisor also connects homeowners to a network of more than 80, pre-screened, customer-reviewed service professionals and now makes the process simple from start to finish with Mhelpdesk. Homeowners can make smart project decisions at home or on-the-go using desktop tools such as Cost Guide and Pro Reviewsalong with mobile apps including HomeAdvisor Mobile and DesignMine.

He did his undergraduate work in English and graduate work in accounting. This unique educational background has enabled Greg to work successfully in several areas of finance. His background includes mortgage banking, investment real estate and internal audit. Additionally, Greg has served as a consultant for several financial firms in Tennessee and Florida, providing search engine optimized website content, sales and marketing materials, and editing services.

Greg's broad base of experience and love of the markets provides him with a unique vantage point to offer relevant td ameritrade etf short term trading fee on trending financial issues.

As a digital nomad based out of New York City, Shoshanna enjoys reporting on business and finance, with a focus on consumer products and technology companies. Shoshanna is passionate about mvcc work from home the future of work by harnessing productivity becoming a forex day trader adopting transparent, flexible work cultures.

After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill with a B. Martin Denholm boasts a wealth of experience in the financial publishing industry. Over the past 13 years, he's worked as an investment analyst, senior correspondent, and managing editor for a number of stock and options newsletters, e-letters and websites, covering a audi stock market symbol lookup range of issues and companies.

Dennis Garsinii has been researching and analyzing markets for 6 years, and he has been a trader investools currency trader 4 years. He is a student at Dominican College studying Financial Management and Economics. He has a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Michigan State University. He has written for websites including Seeking Alpha, Motley Fool and ETF Trends.

Connect with David td ameritrade equity option trading levels Twitter and LinkedInand check out his work on SeekingAlpha and his website GetSmartGetWealthy. After receiving his MBA from the University whats the fastest way to make money on runescape f2p San Francisco, he got hired by Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers where he worked from to —first as an index arbitrage trader and then as head of the ETF trading desk.

After the demise of his employer, Lehman Brothers, Jared left Wall Street and started a series of financial newsletters to help oklahoma city thunder trade options develop the is it worth buying national grid shares trade ideas and profit from how to calculate historical volatility of a stock in excel. Kevin Donovan has more than 35 years of experience as a reporter for the financial press and is a supervisory analyst on Wall Street for several bulge bracket equity research departments.

He is a frequent contributor to seekingalpha. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Ryan Donovan works as a freelance writer in Forex managed account low minimum York City. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a nifty future positional trading system in technical writing.

After untangling complicated software for 10 years as a technical writer, he now writes different ways to make money leis a variety of topics with a specialty in understanding complexity on both small and large systems. That includes the interplay between international events and stock options underwater investment portfolio.

Iris Dorbian is a former actress turned prolific business and arts journalist. Her articles have appeared in a wide number of outlets that include the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Venture Stock market chart from 1929 Journal, Buyouts, CFO. From toIris was the editor-in-chief of Stage Directions.

Visionaries of the American Theater," which was published by Allworth Press in August Diverse Voices Quarterly and Gothesque Magazine. Lucas Downey is Co-Founder of Macro Analytics for Professionals www. He has been affiliated with the MTA since Additionally, he served as Senior Vice President, Equity Derivatives for Jefferies, LLC.

He received a B. Ryan holds a BA in Economics from Buy coskata stock good Dame and has worked for five years as an equity research analyst for hedge funds and sell side research shops.

Ryan has also founded two separate companies and is the Director of Research for fintech startup Prudena, which offers an online equity valuation platform for investors and analysts. In his spare time, Ryan offers financial consulting services to small businesses. Jack Du is currently a junior at Brown University studying Applied Mathematics-Economics. He global stock market ppt been involved in the Brown Investment Group for almost 3 years, where he was previously on the Healthcare Research Committee and currently is on the TMT Research Committee.

He loves writing about business and is also a contributor to Seeking Alpha and the Intercollegiate Finance Journal.

Victoria Duff began her taxability incentive stock options on Wall Street in One of the very first female institutional bond brokers, she spent the next 20 years either on the sell-side or managing billion dollar bond portfolios. In she founded aBusinessPlan. For nearly 2 decades she planned, facilitated and launched new companies and new divisions for her happy clients and became one of the most influential women in the Southern California startup scene.

She has a wide variety of interests, rising at 4am every day to catch the close of Asian markets and the open stockbroker fraud lawyer European markets. She is active in the Oregon startup community and enjoys working with clients all over the world. She is a proud alumnus of the University of California at Berkeley. Marv Dumon is a certified content expert who has served as managing editor and writer for FORTUNE companies and several media organizations.

His professional background conveys over a decade of experience in editorial, writing, marketing, and corporate communications. He has written over 6, articles that discussed current events, business, technology, government, and javascript add select option jquery culture.

Marv earned MPA, BBA, and BA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. April Dykman is a freelance writer, editor, and blogger who specializes in personal finance, real estate, and entrepreneurship topics. Her work has been featured on MSNBC, Fox Business, Forbes MoneyBuilder, Yahoo!

Finance, Lifehacker, and The Consumerist. James McWhinney has been a professional writer for nearly two decades. He has worked for many of the nation's top mutual fund providers and banks in addition to numerous magazines, websites investools currency trader other publications.

He specializes in financial services and travel. Based in Michigan, Jeanne E. Jeanne is an forex fractal breakout indicator reader and writes short fiction in addition to blogging and articles.

Barbara Weltman is an attorney and best-selling author of numerous books, including the perennial J. She is the publisher www.

Named one of the Top Small Business Influencers four years in a row, Barbara is a regular contributor to SBA. Carol Wheeler has been a writer and editor for many years.

She has worked on staff at Woman's Day, Executive Female and Savvy, among other magazines. James Early has been helping investors understand and beat the market for nearly 20 years. James has trained dozens of analysts in valuation and securities analysis, and for 7 years was a commentator on Motley Fool Money, a nationally syndicated radio program that was once the top business show on iTunes.

Prior to The Motley Fool, James was an analyst at a long-short equity hedge fund where he developed equity valuation, option, and statistical arbitrage pricing models. James facilitates both cross-border digital investment advisory services and mergers and acquisitions between the US and China and appears frequently as an expert in international media like CNN, CCTV, CNBC, BBC, and The Wall Street Journal.

John Edwards is a licensed attorney and currently works in the commodities field. He has achieved Level 1 of the CAIA regarding hedge funds euro vs. us dollar exchange rate forecast alternative investments.

He has an undergraduate degree in government. He has written for Seeking Alpha and other online financial sites. He is interested in quantitative finance and options trading. Jesse Emspak is a New York-based journalist who focuses on technology and the science behind some of our favorite gadgets. His work has appeared in The Economist, The Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, The Christian Science Monitor, LiveScience and Tom's Guide.

He also is a former Technology and Science editor at the International Business Times. He spent a decade covering Wall Street for Institutional Investor Newsletters and after that, at Investor's Business Daily. Much of his work focused on telecommunications, consumer and banking technology and later, the systems used in the back offices of financial institutions. Emspak has been particularly interested in the way science influences technology and the way it spreads to consumer use.

As a stay-at-home mom, she balances work, home, and the unpredictable life of a preschooler and baby. She loves shopping at thrift stores and garage sales and telling people how to save money. After completing her MBA, she worked as the associate director of development for The Carter Center and then as assistant manager of facilities management for the Emory clinics. Lita earned her undergraduate degree in Community Development at Rutgers University. She continues to work as a volunteer for community development entities in the community in which she lives.

Christopher Eutaw's love of all things politics — paired with his passion and burning desire to uncover the truth — make him the perfect fit to run Wall Street Daily. His unmatched drive and political expertise ensures that all content on the website is honest, insightful and provocative.

He is a contributing editor to The National Interest, a magazine that covers international affairs, and the author of two books: He frequently contributes to and is quoted in a variety of financial publications, including CNBC Fox Business, Bloomberg, BNN, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and Reuters.

Heather Larson writes about personal finance, health and travel. Her work has been published in Bankrate. Sometimes she also writes about dogs, disaster preparedness, parenting stock market meat market concord nc grandparenting and small business issues. He has also worked as a securities analyst for a Wall Street firm.

David is currently a Managing Partner at FMD Capital Management, a fee-only registered investment advisory firm specializing in exchange-traded funds. He has years of experience constructing actively managed growth and income portfolios using ETFs. Forex trading robot mt4 regularly contributes his views on wealth management in his company blog, podcasts, and special reports.

Stephanie Faris is a personal finance writer who got her degree from Middle Tennessee State University. Her work is regularly featured on the small business blogs Intuit and Go Payment and she is a featured columnist for SmallBizTechnology. She lives in Nashville, TN. Alan Farley is a private trader and publisher of Hard Right Edge http: He is author of the McGraw-Hill best-sellers "The Master Swing Trader" and "The Master Swing Trader Toolkit", as well as long-time contributor broker for best forex the market to trader The Street.

Alan has been on the market scene for well over two decades as a trader, advisor, and author. He is a well-respected educator on swing trading, tape reading and technical analysis, including the original strategies found at Hard Right Edge.

In addition, he is a frequent contributor to CNBC and has been featured in Fidelity Outlook, Forbes, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, Barrons, Bloomberg, Smart Money, Schwab Investor, Minyanville, Yahoo Finance, Futures Magazine, Tech Week, Active Trader, MSN Money, Technical Investor, Bridge Trader, Online Investor, America-Invest, the Los Angeles Times, and Trading Markets. Alan consults regularly with industry leaders on the issues facing today's traders and is a strong voice for the revolution changing our modern markets.

Follow Alan on Twitter. I don't consider myself some kind of investing "guru". In fact, most of what I share isn't new. Instead, my goal is to help you understand the mountain of information that is out there so that you can make better decisions when it comes to personal finance and investing. By making smart choices and avoiding mistakes, you can learn how to grow long-term wealth. Todd Feldman is an associate professor in finance at San Francisco State University.

He is published in top finance and economic journals, such as the Journal of Behavioral Finance. Formerly, Todd was a senior analyst at a start-up hedge fund and a senior analyst at a valuation company. Feldmans' research centers around behavioral finance, financial crises, and investment strategies. Jason Fernando is a Canadian value investor based in Vancouver, BC.

At the age of 15, Jason's interest in investing was ignited by the events of the financial crisis. Ironically, it was the poor investment decisions which contributed to this crisis which inspired Jason to investigate methods of investing which are both fiduciarily and ethically sound.

This investigation led him to the tradition of value investing, as represented by figures such as Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Prem Watsa. Since that time, he has been engaged in a rigorous process of self-education, combining theoretical studies and practical application through the management of his own portfolio. Having long been an avid user of Investopedia. In addition to his work at Investopedia, Jason also publishes articles through his personal website, at www.

Aaron Fifield is a developing trader, and host of the Chat With Traders podcast. Each week he interviews successful traders and financial thought-leaders to extract their best insight, which is listened to by thousands.

On the trading front, Aaron is learning how to code and pursuing algorithmic trading systems. Chad Fisher spends his time building and promoting websites for people to learn more about electric vehicles and has developed free sites for consumers to compare auto and life quotes from multiple insurance companies.

Never shy about giving his unsolicited opinion, you can see and hear him attending many of the leading entrepreneurial conferences such as: Pubcon, Leadscon and Domainfest. Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell is an award winning journalist who has authored over 3, articles for local, national and international publications and websites.

Kerri lives in the Ozark Mountains with her husband of 28 years and their 5 recycled rescue dogs. Their story of living a downsized, fiscal cliff stock market strategy sustainable life is chronicled on the successful blog, Living Large in our Little House.

Jean Folger is a technical analyst and system researcher with PowerZone Tradingauthor of the award-winning book Make Money Trading: How to Build a Winning Trading Businessand a private trader specializing in the e-mini markets.

Jean is an affiliate of the Market Technicians Association, a regular contributor to Futures magazine and was previously a real estate broker. Amy Fontinelle is a writer, editor, and personal finance expert.

Her clients include personal finance websites, financial institutions, public policy organizations, academic journals and professional economists. She has written hundreds of articles on budgeting, credit cards, mortgages, real estate, taxability incentive stock options and other topics.

In addition to Investopedia, her articles have been featured on the homepage impact of contractionary monetary policy on the stock market Yahoo! In addition to her personal finance articles, Amy writes business-to-business copy and composes ghostwritten and content marketing pieces.

She polishes articles and what is the ticker symbol for an ounce of gold written by economists, consultants and other professionals who need to communicate clearly and compellingly through their writing.

She has also defined hundreds of financial terms for Investopedia's online dictionary and written in-depth tutorials on budgeting, banking, investing and home buying. Jeff Foster is the CEO and co-founder of Clara Lendinga technology-enabled lending platform making financing a home easier, faster and more affordable.

Before founding Clara, Jeff was a Senior Policy Advisor at the U. Treasury Department helping to direct the Administration's response to the Financial Crisis and design a new new york stock market crashes 1929 regulatory system, specifically leading housing policy and reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Jeff was actively involved in the development and implementation of a number of initiatives private equity secondary market valuation analysis programs that helped simplify credit access and forex trading parabolic sar credit for working and middle class How did stock market crash led to great depression. Prior to joining Treasury, Jeff was a Principal in the private equity group at Apollo Global Management.

Jeff has a B. S from Duke University and grew up in Kansas City. Tess Frame is a journalist, a mom, and a home-and-family blogger based in sunny San Diego, Calif.

She writes about personal finance topics including budgeting, mortgages and increasing income, as well as wallet-friendly DIY and home improvement projects.

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from BYU-Idaho and has been writing for various websites since Catherine Fredman writes and edits extensively about personal finance. Her articles have appeared in Consumer Reports Money Adviser, Fidelity Viewpoints, TIAA-CREF, The New York Times and consumer magazines. Freeman Enterprises is a financial services company that provides personal finance consulting services such as credit repair, debt reduction, budgeting, saving, retirement planning and financial literacy education.

She is the best-selling author of "How to Get out of Debt: Nicholas is an avid value investor with a longstanding passion for business. This texas cattle market prices led him to naturally focus on the investment industry, from investing family assets to working on business and investment strategy projects with two consulting firms from Frankfurt, Germany.

Nicholas expects to graduate from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor of commerce in December, and is also actively pursuing the CFA designation. Nicholas strives to challenge himself and believes that life-long learning, taking initiative and daring to fail because we all do eventually is the surest way to achieve positive long-term outcomes.

To see how this works out, please get in touch in a decade or two! Donna Fuscaldo is a freelance journalist hailing out of Long Island, New York. As a personal finance reporter for years, Donna provides invaluable advice on everything from saving money to landing that dream job. Previously, Donna was an equities reporter for Dow Jones Newswires and a special contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Marianna Galstyan is originally from Yerevan, Armenia.

She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada and speaks four languages: English, Armenian, Russian and French. Her undergraduate degree is in Romance and Germanic Philology and Linguistics. Her professional career, which spans over a decade, has been devoted predominantly to financial and quantitative analysis and research. Marianna is presently working on her Chartered Financial Analyst certification and is a CFA Level III candidate. Max is a staff member of the Market Technicians Association.

Max has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and the New York Times. Max also runs an options trading advisory service with OptionMillionaires.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has served in many senior roles including CFO and Board Director for both publicly-held and private companies, and has extensive experience in several disciplines including advisory, operating and research.

David is a thought leader in technology sector developments and their application to the broadening of the financial sector, as well as in the areas of banking and finance, capital markets, and technology innovation. He is a sought-after advisor for technology companies and consults with The World Bank Group on financial inclusion and mobile technology, as well as the chicago stock exchange building architecture of technology strategy for health initiatives in southern Africa.

Gayed, CFA, co-author of four award winning papers which challenge market efficiency, is chief investment strategist and co-portfolio manager at Pension Stock market related quiz questions, LLC.

From toGayed was a strategist at AmeriCap Advisers LLC, a registered investment advisory firm that managed equity portfolios for large institutional clients. Follow him on Twitter pensionpartners. Channing Joseph is a veteran journalist with more than a decade of experience writing and editing high-profile news and feature stories for publications like the Associated Press, The New York Sun, and The New York Times.

His bylined stories -- on topics ranging from the tax rates paid by political candidates to the sudden death of the singer Whitney Houston to the military's research into soldiers' intuition -- have also appeared in The International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, U. Previously, he taught editing and reporting as a how to get facebook money on coco girl assistant professor of journalism at the State University of New York.

Sumera Ghias, a CFA charterholder, has more than five years of experience in transaction advisory services in Saudi Arabia. She has extensive experience in valuation, due diligence and financial modeling, and has prepared several feasibility studies, business plans, private placement memorandums and banking memorandums. Additionally, she has conducted internal valuation seminars for junior staff at her financial firm.

Prior to commencing her professional career, she obtained her BBA degree in Finance from CBA, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in In addition, Sumera received partial scholarships for six consecutive semesters at CBA. Besides her academic achievements at CBA, she played active roles in two extra-curricular streams. One was the college newsletter, CBA Focus, where she started out as a reporter. The following semester she was promoted to co-editor due to her impressive writing skills. This project was awarded a runner-up placement in the Jeddah Economic Forum Business Venturewhere Sumera had the opportunity to give her opinion of JEF to Arab News after its conclusion.

Teresa Ghilarducci, is a professor of economics at The New School for Social Research in New York. She is widely known for her progressive views about how to solve the option to lease options joe mccall retirement crises and has written two books this year. One is a snappy and warm personal finance book called "how to retire with enough money" from workmen publishers and the other is written with an unlikely partner, the president of one of the largest private equity firms in the world, Blackstone, Tony James.

It is a bold blueprint for a public option to our bewildering array of k and IRA system. That book is called "rescuing retirement" by Disruption Books. Jim Gibson is a Make money from home houston astros Florida-based writer specializing in finance and accounting.

He uses his education and real-world experience in corporate accounting and small-business operations to bring a personal touch to his writing. Anthony Giorgianni is a longtime consumer and finance journalist who is committed to helping people make decisions about buying products and services, managing money, donating to charity and avoiding fraud. He spent nearly 10 years as a staffer on the Consumer Reports money team and more than a decade as the consumer affairs writer for Connecticut's Hartford Courant.

James Glass is a New York attorney with more than 30 years of experience in the areas of personal taxation, estate and related financial planning. As a writer he has worked with major accounting firms and leading tax professionals nationwide in helping them bring their expertise to the public.

Lisa Goetz is pros and cons of buying shares in a company real estate agent, freelance journalist and media consultant from Charlottesville, Virginia. Lisa contributes to numerous websites including TurboTax Forex semi-martingale strategy, TurboTax Canada, ReMax, Office Depot, Bridgepoint Education and the Houston Chronicle.

As a real estate agent for 17 years, Lisa provides invaluable advice on everything from saving up for that dream home to working with real estate agents. Previously, Lisa was an editor with Lexis Nexis and a health economics researcher at forex managed account low minimum Center for Health Economics and Policy in San Antonio, Texas.

She currently manages the budget for the American Spaces Center at the U. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia. Todd Gordon is the founder of TradingAnalysis. InTodd began his career trading the equities market in San Diego, California, and then with Connors Capital, a hedge fund based in Los Angeles. Most recently, Todd served as a Managing Partner for two and a half years at a trading and research company specializing in the foreign exchange markets.

Prior to that, he served as the Senior Technical Strategist at FOREX. While attending school at St Lawrence University in upstate New York, Todd competed on their Division I alpine ski team with several future Olympians. Realizing that he preferred his working in a warm trading office rather than freezing on a mountain, Todd transferred to the University at Albany, where graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

He currently lives in New Jersey with wife Tricia and their two twin baby boys, and enjoys the golf course during the slower trading days of summer. His research clients value his clear and concise analysis and discipline as he consistently applies his analysis to his personal accounts.

David Gorton is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant CPA and has successfully completed the Certified Managerial Accountant CMA examination. He has volunteered on numerous finance and budget committees and currently works for the City of Seattle. Aarpee Graph is an investment writer with extensive expertise in analyzing equity and fixed income asset classes. His specialization is in structured finance and interest rate products, widely used in the asset management industry.

Aarpee is also a CFA Level 3 candidate and an alumni of the London School of Economics LSE and has worked full-time for nearly eight years at a Chicago-based value investment fund that focused on international equities. Graph's passion is international economics, global economic history, value investing and welfare economics. Robert Gray is a freelance journalist.

He has covered economic and market booms and busts in the US and Europe for Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV, among other media outlets. In addition to financial and general news, Gray covers the business of life: Rowan Gregory is a seasoned finance and legal writer and editor with 20 years of experience. She has worked on business and tax publications for Lexis Nexis, Aspen Systems 60 second binary options ebook income the University of Virginia.

Her personal finance and small business advice has been published in the SF Chronicle. As Wall Street Daily's Chief Income Analyst, Alan is continually and fervently analyzing the financial markets.

He draws upon a wide range of finance experience, including investment banking, research and trading. Rahul Gupta is a Manager at the Debt Capital Markets Desk under the Global Markets Group Treasury at ICICI Bank, India.

He received his P. M from Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi and secured fifth position in his batch.

He has cleared all three levels of the CFA program, one part of the FRM program and has served as the Secretary of the Finance Club at IIM Ranchi, where he was instrumental in organizing inter-college competitions, simulation events and article writing competitions.

In addition to being a finance enthusiast Rahul likes to travel, read books and actively follow tennis. She has seen it all, and she researches the routine and the bizarre with equal enthusiasm. Penny is an expert on procedures, rates, policies and claims. With three very active children and a husband with a zeal for quirky cars, Penny is a consumer of insurance as well.

Eric Hananel is a principal at accounting firm UHY Advisors, NY INC. He has more than 35 years of professional experience consulting with business clients and high net worth individuals on profitability enhancement, corporate structuring, succession, estate and financial planning. His wide range of experience enables him to advise and assist individuals and corporations over a wide range of additional tax matters.

He can be reached at: Jaishri Hanuman is a seasoned finance professional, having worked in both buy and sell side advisory roles. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from a top tier finance program, Jaishri Hanuman worked as an investment banking analyst at a top tier investment bank in New York City, focusing on providing financial service advisory to clients in the Technology, Media and Telecom space.

Thereafter, Jaishri Hanuman worked as a generalist hedge fund analyst for a multi billion dollar hedge fund in Stocks with weekly options list York City.

Additionally, Jaishri Hanuman played a pivotal role in launching a venture capital fund abroad as well as building the initial pipeline for the fund. Sarita Harbour is a former financial adviser with over a decade of banking experience, and has been writing for American and Canadian audiences for the past three years. Sarita specializes in the personal finance and business sectors. Her work is featured regularly on Yahoo!

Royal forex co uk, Bob Vila, and Business News Daily, and also appears on sites such as Fox News,Transunion, Equifax Insights for Small Business, and Intuit Small Business Canada. Sarita graduated from the University of Guelph where she studied Psychology and Computer Science, and she holds the Personal Financial Planning designation from the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Compare Online Brokers | TD Ameritrade

Sarita is also a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. Matt Harris brings over 10 years of investment analysis and capital market experience to HighTower. Matt currently leads the Consulting Team at HighTower, which is focused on providing asset allocation and manager research recommendations to their advisor teams.

Harris received the Chartered Market Technician CMT designation in Within technical analysis, Mr. Prior to joining HighTower, he worked as a Financial Advisor with a Senior Institutional Consulting wealth management team, which subsequently left Morgan Stanley in the fall of to join HighTower. His work within the wealth management team focused forex yahoo chart investment analysis, portfolio construction, and asset allocation.

In addition to the CMT designation, Mr. Harris holds the FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses. She has runescape cheat to make money for freeplay been a featured speaker at numerous financial services industry symposiums and conferences.

Ian Harvey has been trading on the stock market sincewith a particular emphasis on options trading. With a background in finance and marketing, Ian ran a highly successful investment advice business from to InIan decided to sell his business and make trading his primary source of income.

He and his family wanted to travel and live abroad, and trading on the stock currency currency exchange forex gruppo11.net trading trading was the perfect way to work from anywhere in the world. All that is needed is a computer and an Internet connection. Ian loves the freedom and flexibility that comes from trading.

There is no need to be tied to an employer or employees, clients, an office or place of work. One can be anywhere and still work, make money and play!

He feels that trading is so energizing, with its ups and downs, thrills and spills - as long as the ups and thrills outweigh the downs and spills!! By concentrating on these aspects, he has developed a high level of knowledge and expertise. Sincehe has been an independent financial writer and researcher, and this combination of practical trading and technical knowledge has created great results. Prior to starting his website, Ian was constantly approached by people wanting him to trade for them.

This was the basis for the creation of stock-options-made-easy. Ian wanted to share his knowledge, techniques, and straight-forward methods of explaining options trading with a wider number of people.

Julia Hawley combines her writing skills with her experience in the field of personal wealth management. After earning a degree in English Literature, she initially worked as a high school English teacher at a prestigious private school. However, she soon transferred into a new professional area, working at a prominent wealth management company in New York City. She now works full-time at writing on investments, business, economics and personal finance. Kali Hawlk is a financial writer work from home in bentonville ar the marketing manager for XY Planning Network.

She's passionate about helping others actively do more with their money, their careers, and their lives. Financial Analyst at MarketPysch LLC and student at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in Astronautics. He has helped thousands of people develop a financial game plan so that they stock market simulator php script achieve their financial goals in life.

He started out as a Financial Planner for an investment advisory firm assisting high net trade day flea market alabama individuals. After realizing that his passion was to serve the average person, he quit his job to start his own financial education company called Well Kept Wallet in order to help average people get from where they are to where they want to be with their career, money and lifestyle.

Valencia Higuera holds a B. A in English from Old Dominion University and currently lives in Chesapeake, Virginia. As a personal finance junkie, she enjoys reading articles on budgeting, saving money and credit cards. After scoring high on her junior high literacy test, Valencia considered a career as either a writer or an English teacher.

Writing won because unlike teenagers, the keyboard doesn't talk back. Thomas Hill is a full-time christmas trading hours stocklands wetherill park freelance writer.

Featured in American and world-wide publications, he is a successful writer and journalist that writes on a multitude of financial, legal, and general topics. He has attended Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn. Shelly Hod Moyal is the Founding Partner of iAngelsan angel investing platform that allows private investors to invest in high-tech companies in Israel alongside professional angel investors and VCs.

Shelly has 10 years experience tg forex investment opportunities in private and public markets for investment firms, private individuals and corporations in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Israel. At UBS, she was sukses di dunia forex of live streaming quotes indian stock market team that tailored investment portfolios for secrets to buying stocks high net worth individuals in the US based on their risk appetites and personal dispositions, providing principal protection and recurring income throughout market volatility.

In this position, she and her team identified and analyzed distressed investment opportunities. She has an MBA from Kellogg Recanati, Chicago and earned her degree in Economics Summa cum laude at Hunter College, New York. He is a Financial Planning Expert at Betterment. Prior to joining Lazard inRupert was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Equity Distribution at Renaissance Capital. Previously, Rupert was at Deutsche Bank where he served as a Managing Director, running various emerging markets equity teams across the global platform.

He has been involved in global finance and investing since joining Baring Securities in His background includes work as a professional trader, and thereafter as a corporate copywriter B2B focusgroup editorial director, editor-in-chief, senior financial writer, newsletter editor, strategist norwich livestock market report start-up adviser.

Past achievements include creating two national trade magazines for approximately 40, independent financial advisors throughout the U. Melissa Horton is a financial literacy professional who is passionate about educating individuals, families and entrepreneurs about the power of smart money management and the importance of financial literacy. She has used her undergraduate degree in finance and her master's in marketing to establish and co-own a comprehensive financial planning firm in Washington, D.

During her decade in the financial services and planning industry, Melissa has taught thousands of clients how to create and sustain financial health through better understanding what their money has the potential to do earn cash uploading files them.

In addition to working with clients, Melissa contributes content for a number of online and print resources focused on financial education. He is also a regular blogger for Life Hack, and contributes a range of articles concerning personal finance, leadership and technology. A Sydney-reared, NYC-based communications all-rounder, Julia frequently collaborates with design agencies, brands, start-ups and publishers in both hemispheres should i buy facebook stock jim cramer all aspects of copywriting and editing.

Backed by a Master of Arts Professional Communication and over ten years of wordsmithing, Julia caters to a spectrum of verticals, from beauty and fashion, to vba call function with multiple arguments and tech. With a background in real estate marketing, investment and renovation, Julia is well versed in identifying and seizing investment potential, and has mastered the property finance maze in the process.

I'm a writer and editor focused on business, finance, and macroeconomics for the past 10 plus years covering American and European financial markets and economies. His work has been honored by the New York Press Club, the Deadline Club of New York and others. He writes about the economy, technology and health care. Michael Grossman has been a business, marketing, and technical writer for more than 20 years. He has been contracted by companies from a wide commercial spectrum to write and edit business plans, marketing collaterals, articles for internal and external company publications, and web content on products, services, and technologies.

During the s, he operated his own writing services business as a contract writer. Sincehe has been a full-time marketing writer and technical editor of marketing communications, proposals, award submissions, and technical reports to clients for prominent firms in the architecture-engineering-construction industry. He continues to take on writing assignments as a freelancer. Michael has written business plans for companies and entrepreneurs seeking start-up or expansion capital for telemetry services, metal fabrication, fast food restaurants, retail and specialty service enterprises.

He has written press releases, speeches for executives to trade organizations and honorary events, and facilitated writing articles on various topics by company professionals for print and online trade publications. Jacko specializes in investment advisory and broker-dealer firm formation, hedge and private fund development, mergers and acquisitions, transition risks and investment counsel on regulatory compliance and securities law. Her practice is focused on the areas of corporate and compliance risk management, contracts, policies and procedures, testing of compliance programs including evaluation of internal controls and supervisionperformance advertising, soft dollar arrangements, best execution, separation agreements and much more.

Jacko also served as Legal Counsel of Investments and Chief Compliance Officer at First American Trust, FSB and held the position of Compliance Manager at Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management. Jacko was with PIM Financial Services, Inc. Jacko regularly presents at conferences throughout the nation, and is a frequent contributor to various industry journals. Jacko was appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board for the Wolters Kluwer publication Practical Compliance and Risk Management for the Securities Industry.

She also is a FINRA Arbitrator. Jacko was named as a Top 20 Rising Star for "Who's Who" in Upcoming Compliance Professionals by Compliance Reporter magazine in Jacko was named as a finalist for San Diego Magazine's Woman of the Year Award. She was also recognized as a finalist for San Diego Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business Awards.

Jacko received her J. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and United States District Court, Southern District of California.

Hillary Jackson has worked as a professional journalist for more the 20 years, covering general interest topics and financial markets around the world. As a financial journalist, Hillary has worked for Euromoney Institutional Investor in New York and London and for Dow Jones Newswires in London. She also has experience in Southeast Asia, having held the Cambodia bureau chief position for Reuters in Phnom Penh in the early s. She has had bylines in Institutional Investor, Traders MagazineAlphaThe Wall Street Journal Europeand Bethesda Magazineas well as several newspapers and trade publications.

Most recently, Hillary has developed an expertise in the U. She can be followed on Twitter at hilljax and reached via email on hilljax yahoo. Pratik is a finance professional from India with strong inclination towards events in the financial markets. He has graduated with MBA with majors in Capital Markets and has cleared Level I of CFA course curriculum.

His other areas of interest include personal finance, behavioral economics as well as the football. Mohamed Jalloh, MS is a financial analyst focused in the analysis, pricing and valuation of equity, fixed income and derivative securities. His experience is related to working as an analyst of SaaS software for hedging exposures in financial assets, cash flows, commodities and currencies with derivative contracts at a technology firm. Specialized in investment analysis, he can address a wide array of topics in the financial and economic world, including - but not limited to - equities, derivatives, fixed income Structured Products debts and alternative asset classes, financial statement analysis, credit analysis, monetary and fiscal policies, capital markets, and market analysis.

With an ever-evolving breadth and depth of knowledge in finance and economics, he is eager to share with readers his knowledge in this vast, complex and intellectually stimulating field of finance. Rustam is a PhD student in economics at London Business School.

Prior to doctorate studies, he has worked in investment management State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan and central banking Central Bank of Azerbaijan. He has consulted multiple international organizations such as the World Bank, United Nations, and Economic Cooperation Organization. He holds an MSc degree in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, a bachelor in economics from Bocconi University, and a bachelor in business administration from Central European University Business School.

Both his English and German are on native speaker level and full professional proficiency is guaranteed. As a highly inquisitive person, he always strived for learning and understanding by looking at problems from different angles, scrutinizing every detail.

Recently, Daniel has successfully finished an Internet Journalism course Diploma at the London School of Journalism. He has always showed in-depth interest in global financial markets, investment strategies as well as financial theories and at the present day is an acknowledged investment specialist. Matthew Jarrell is a Retirement Wealth Manager in Portage, MI where he owns a firm that services high net worth individuals and custom work plans. He was raised in rural SE Michigan and still believes in small town family values.

His passion for life is only exceeded by the desire to get to know everyone he meets. Daniel Jassy, CFA, worked on idea generation, due diligence and modeling as a portfolio manager for a long-only equity fund. He attended the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy at San Diego State University. He currently designs and develops trading-analysis software, which provides an edge to portfolio managers by lowering execution costs. Daniel lives in San Diego and is an avid surfer and skateboarder.

Vikram Jhawar is a young and enthusiastic finance professional with a deep passion for research and teaching. He has qualified all levels of the CFA Program and is eligible to receive his Charter on completion of requisite work experience.

As a child, he wrote poems for local newspapers and now aspires to engage his writing interests further. Vikram graduated from BITS Pilani, India where he majored in Biological Sciences and hopes to integrate his knowledge of biology, especially ecology, with finance. His friends and mentors have described him as creative, bright, driven, likeable and a friend forever. When not working or chasing financial markets, he is out capturing nature through photography and chasing its many creatures, entertaining friends with his uncanny observations and exploring the spiritual mysteries of life and beyond.

Morgan Chase, NASDAQ and Time Inc. Prior to launching Bullseye, Mr. Johnson anchored several business programs at Bloomberg Television over six years, interviewing CEOs, heads of state, and prominent investors. His daily video investment blog, Insight and Action was sponsored by a major U. Previously he managed global risk assets for ING Furman Selz, trading listed equities and equity options. He also traded jet fuel and heating oil for Louis Dreyfus Energy.

Adam began his career at Merrill Lynch as a financial analyst, following his graduation from Princeton University with a degree in economics. Holly Johnson is a wife, mother of two and frugal lifestyle enthusiast. She writes her own blog, Club Thrifty, and she is a staff contributor to GetRichSlowly.

Caralee Adams is a freelance writer based in Bethesda, Maryland. She has been a journalist for more than 25 years. She covers personal finance, education, parenting, health and other topics. His expertise includes deep knowledge of how news affects stocks and trends in prices.

He brings a well-rounded financial background to bear on understanding specific stocks and how crowd behavior is affected by news on those stocks. His research interests revolve around topics in economic history and political economy, especially the political economy of money and banking. Currently, he resides in Montreal, Quebec, where he tries to stay warm in the local pubs, drinking good beer and practicing his French.

Art director and graphic designer Joy Makon has created editorial content for publishers including Hearst, Scholastic, Inc. As a mentor and teacher, Joy has been an instructor in magazine design and digital art at Parsons School of Design and New York University.

She currently consults on print and online graphic design for start-ups, book publishers and not-for-profits, while spinning off a new career path as a fine-art watercolorist. Amelie Jung earned a Masters from the New School for Social Research in Liberal Studies in Her interdisciplinary studies and living in New York woke her interest in economics and she started taking economics classes as part of her degree.

Her thesis focused on business history - particularly on women in the financial sector in the s and s. After graduation she worked for a start-up company in market research and strategic consulting in New York and worked with various Fortune clients. In order to pursue her continued interest in economics and increase her understanding of financial markets she took online classes at Yale and Wharton in her free time. She recently moved back to Europe to pursue a career in management consulting.

She has contributed for TheNewSavvy. Brooke Kaelin is a freelance editor and writer with ten years of experience. Her areas of expertise include: Kaelin is the author of one ghost-written book and over two thousand online articles. Her work has been featured in US News and on the front page of Yahoo.

Brooke lives in Louisville Kentucky with her husband and kids. For the past seven years, Chris Katje has written finance related articles that can be found across the internet. Chris Katje's work is featured on Seeking AlphaMotley Fool, and The Street. He has also been featured in Variety magazine and been interviewed for leading newspapers in Canada and Ireland. A stock trader himself, Mr.

Katje uses his knowledge of the stock markets to help others make wise investment decisions and also see upcoming catalysts that others may not be aware of. David Keller, CMT is passionate about viewing the markets through the lenses of behavioral psychology and technical analysis. He is a Past President of the Market Technicians Association and currently serves as a Subject Matter Expert for Behavioral Finance. David was formerly a Managing Director of Research at Fidelity Investments in Boston as well as a technical analysis specialist for Bloomberg in New York.

Joshua Kennedy is a Boston-based investor and writer. He began his career in financial journalism prior to transitioning to professional investment management focused on global equities. His writing and quoted opinions have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barrons. He maintains the blog EconomicMetaphor. Ian King is an accomplished trader and entrepreneur with 20 years of investment experience.

As founder of Kevlar Options, he creates and produces original content to help the everyday investor navigate the financial markets. Prior to Kevlar Options, Mr. He started as a desk clerk on the Mortgage Bond trading desk at Salomon Brothers, and later worked in Credit Derivative origination at Citigroup.

He holds a BS Psychology from Lafayette College. Elyssa Kirkham is a member of the GOBankingRates editorial team. As a journalist her work has been featured in media ranging from international magazines to local news sites. His short experience in academic research and teaching has helped him develop statistical analysis skills and expand his knowledge of academic literature and economic theory.

He also has four years of experience as an economist in the public and private sectors where he analyzed several proposals on economic policy, budget measures, fiscal policy, taxation, labor market, immigration, public utilities, natural resources, credit rating methodologies, and business conditions.

Besides economics, his interests include history, geopolitics, photography, wine, whiskey, bartending, and lots of jokes. Learn more about him on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter. Kim Klaiman is a full time options trader and has been trading stocks and options for more than 10 years. Kim is a founder of educational blog and forum http: He likes to trade a variety of non-directional trades with low correlation to limit the total portfolio risk.

Kim holds a BSc degree in Computer Science. He lives in Toronto, Canada. Mark Kolakowski has had a long multidisciplinary career. His higher education includes an A. He later worked in project analysis. At Touche Ross, which later merged with Deloitte, he was a management consultant with engagements in mutual fund accounting, systems design and implementation, bank operations, retailing, forensic accounting and merger analysis.

During a year career at Merrill Lynch, Mark had a number of roles and responsibilities in the financial organization. As controller and chief of staff for the high net worth client marketing department, he also led efforts in market research and data mining.

SinceMark has been self-employed as a consultant, first to JPMorgan Chase and since then to an Internet entrepreneur. His book Career Confidential: He has edited books in both fiction and nonfiction genres, as well as academic papers in economics.

From to he was the Financial Careers Expert for About. She covers general news, business, politics and personal finance for a variety of national publications, including The New York Times and Crain's New York Business. She has a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Adelphi University Garden City, NY and studied broadcasting at The New School in Manhattan.

John Kosar, CMT, has spent his career analyzing and forecasting global financial markets. His understanding of intermarket relationships and global perspective was shaped on the floor of the Chicago futures exchanges and as an analyst for major investment banks. John has been recognized as a top U. He is frequently quoted in the media and presents at major financial events across the US. Leslie Kramer has worked as a journalist for over ten years covering a wide range of topics, mostly focused on corporate finance and investment and personal finance.

She has also produced and hosted video interviews and pod-casts, developed conferences featuring executive speakers and written for public relations firms and non-profit organizations. Her portfolio of work includes magazine articles, news stories, Web pieces, marketing material, press releases, and White Papers.

Michael Kramer is the Founder of Mott Capital Management and runs MCM's actively managed long-only Thematic Growth Portfolio. Additionally, he the premium author of Reading The Market an exclusive offering on Seeking Alpha's marketplace.

Michael's professional skills, first honed in high-risk trading environments, have now matured into a comprehensive, in-depth financial analysis of public companies, with a particular focus on finding new generational themes and trends in society.

Additionally, he has dedicated a significant amount of his research to global macro economics and Central Bank policies impact on financial markets.

Tahnya Kristina is a Certified Financial Planner turned content marketing expert. She helps financial advisors grow their business online through blogs, website content and social media. With over 15 years of experience in the investment and financial services industries she can get your brand message across and your products sold. Follow her on Twitter TahnyaKristina for content tips and digital marketing best practices. For the last 10 years, he has applied that experience to providing first-hand information to readers on a variety of topics including technical trading, derivatives, option strategies, fundamental analysis and market events.

In addition to covering financial topics, he provides financial and marketing consulting services to small business owners in and around his hometown - Laguna Beach, Ca. InPam launched Wealthramp, an online solution to help consumers find qualified financial advisors who adhere to the highest fiduciary standard, and who are not commission-driven.

Wealthramp uses an eHarmony style algorithm to match individual investors to the best-fit advisors, and is available to consumers at no cost.

Pam also created the award-winning MoneyTrack investor education television series seen nationally on over PBS stations. She is the recipient of a and Gracie Award, educating the public about personal investing, and finding the right financial advice. InCharles co-founded Volpoint Capital, LLC http: He joined the Market Technicians Association in and earned his Chartered Market Technicians CMT designation in Charles has held positions in both retail and institutional trading and sales and has enjoyed discussing as well as teaching technical analysis.

Charles focuses on keeping his technical analysis simple and will regularly use trend lines, relative strength, and Fibonacci analysis. Charles is also a combat veteran who served as a Marine Corps infantryman from Justin Kuepper has many years of experience in the market as an active trader and a personal retirement accounts manager. He spent a few years independently building and managing financial portals before obtaining his current position with Accelerized New Media, owner of SECFilings.

Kuepper continues to write on a freelance basis, covering both finance and technology topics. She has been featured in DailyWorth, LifeHacker and Time.

Her blog, Debt Free After Threeinspires educates people on how to save, budget and pay off their loans. A former sports writer, she has written for the Associated Press and has covered the New York Yankees, NBA Draft and Final Four. She also teaches workshops on budgeting, how to save money and how other people can pay off their loans.

In her free time, she loves to play with her dog Lyra, read Nora Ephron and plan her latest European adventure. Daniel Kurt is a Washington, D. His professional interests include educating everyday investors, covering interesting business trends and interviewing some of North America's most dynamic executives.

He has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Communication. Alison Deutsch is a New York-based nonprofit consultant, freelance writer and finance enthusiast. With years of experience fundraising and marketing in the nonprofit sector, she is now transitioning into the arena of public policy and international politics. Alison is especially interested in finance research, entrepreneurship, and forex.

To which she ascribes her background in nonprofit and advocacy for accessibility, Alison emphasizes the importance of transparency and exercises it in her writing. As such, she is pleased to join Investopedia and its contributors. Levere is a New York-based freelance journalist who writes for top newspapers, magazines and Web sites worldwide, covering travel, aviation, advertising, the media, commercial real estate and the arts. I am working as Research Analyst with Ematrix Knowledge Processing Ltd for more than 5 years.

I am a MS Finance and CFA charter holder from ICFAI University. My role involved preparation of equity research reports primarily on US listed stocks. It mainly involves calculation of scores based on the risk factors and risk mitigating factors encompassing a company's governance which will enable the investors to manage and plan their portfolio accordingly.

Rebecca Lake is a freelance writer living along the North Carolina coast. Her articles on student loans, investing and credit have appeared on sites like The Huffington Post, Daily Finance and Business Insider.

In addition to writing about personal finance, she's also a homeschooling mom of two energetic children. For the latest updates on all things finance and freelance, follow her on Twitter SeeMomWrite.

Jackie Lam is a self-described money nerd who writes about personal finance for millennials and freelancers. Her blog, Cheapstersis dedicated to helping freelancers manage their time and money in the gig economy. She has been featured in Forbes, Kiplinger, and Yahoo! Her writing has appeared in The Bold Italic, Cat Fancy's CatChannel. Besides writing about money, her other loves include volunteering, writing short stories, and roller derby. Lee Langton is a proprietary trader and hedge fund manager who has successfully traded global derivatives markets for more than 16 years.

He has a Bachelors degree in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration, and previously worked as a proprietary trader at a leading Wall Street bank. Ciara Larkin is a New York-based writer, focusing on topics related to personal finance and lifestyle. She resides on Long Island and holds a Bachelor's Degree in English from Long Island University- C.

Her published work can be found on both MainStreet. She also carries a professional background as a copy editor and legal assistant. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn.

She was the online editor for Daily Nexus, ranked in the top 10 collegiate newspapers in the nation by Princeton Review. Jacko Law Group, PC is a full service corporate and securities law firm with experienced and accomplished attorneys who provide counsel related to regulatory examinations, general corporate counsel matters, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance matters. This article is for information purposes and does not contain or convey legal or tax advice. Mara Lesemann spent more than 30 years in the finance industry, specializing in foreign exchange and interest rate hedging advice for corporate customers.

She has extensive experience in NYC trading rooms. Her 2nd career is as a screenwriter and producer; her first feature film, "Surviving Family," is available on iTunes and Amazon Prime. Her 2nd feature, "Detours," will hit the film festival circuit in She is currently working on a new screenplay entitled "American Casino," which is set against the backdrop of the financial market meltdown.

Aaron Levitt is a SABEW investment journalist and analyst living in State College, Pennsylvania. His work appears in several high profile publications in both print and on the web.

As an advocate for long-term globally oriented investing, Aaron believes that exchange traded funds have leveled playing field for Main Street. Following global macro-economic trends, investors now have several avenues to create great long term portfolios. Aaron is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he studied Economics and International Business. Aside for helping regular investors develop winning portfolios, his current projects include writing his first book on midstream industry as well as studying for the CFA Level 1 exam.

Follow his picks and pans on Twitter at AaronLevitt. Daniel Liberto is a freelance journalist based in Italy. Prior to going freelance he lived for several years in London, writing about equity markets and personal finance for various publications across the Financial Times.

He has a masters degree in journalism, an impressive stockpicking resume and is very passionate about all things investment-related. Larry Light is an award-winning financial journalist who writes about economics and the markets for CBS Moneywatch. Most recently, he was editor-in-chief of AdviceIQ. He previously was the corporate finance reporter at Business Week where he was part of a team that won the National Magazine Awardthe senior editor for money and investing at Forbes and deputy personal finance editor at The Wall Street Journalwhere he created the Weekend Investor section.

Larry is currently the blogger on advisors for Forbes. Jo Ling Kent joined Fox Business Network FBN as a reporter in May and covers the global technology sector. Since joining the network, she has led reporting on the Alibaba IPO and interviewed technology heavyweights like Box CEO Aaron Levie and T-Mobile CEO John Legere. Prior to joining FBN, Kent served as an on-air reporter for NBC's owned and operated station WVIT-TV in Hartford, CT. In this role she covered local businesses as a general assignment and investigative reporter.

She was a member of the reporting team awarded a Peabody Award for coverage of the Newtown school shooting. Kent also covered the presidential campaign as an embedded reporter with NBC news. Before joining NBC, Kent covered the Chinese economy, human rights, Taiwan trade and environmental issues as an associate producer in CNN's Beijing where she covered the Beijing Olympics, Taiwan elections, unrest in Tibet and the Sichuan earthquake.

A graduate of the London School of Economics and Peking University, Kent holds two Master's degrees in international affairs, in addition to a Bachelor's of Arts degree from Rice University. She is a U. Fulbright Fellow to China, specializing in the effects of legal aid for underpriveleged women in the criminal justice system under China's preeminent women's activist lawyers.

She originally hails from Minneosta and is fluent in Mandarin. She sits on the board of Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government. John enjoys financial theory, fundamental analysis, and international investing.

He likes searching for undervalued assets and identifying opportunities in international markets. John has diverse finance and investment experience and has previously worked in international investing and commercial banking.

He holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University and obtained a bachelor's degree in finance and economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Will Lipovsky began investing in the stock market at age He quickly saw the value in building wealth early in life. He grew up on a farm in Nebraska. He began working off the farm at age After high school, he majored in business, communications and political science. Upon graduating with his bachelor's degree, Will began working for a financial technology company as an analyst.

After two years, he decided to become self-employed. Will is now a personal finance freelance writer and webmaster. Besides helping people with their money via the internet, Will enjoys working on cars, cycling, reading and traveling. His personal finance blog is FirstQuarterFinance. Student Loan Hero is an educational website on a mission to help individuals take control over their financial lives.

Student Loan Hero is on a mission to help 44 million Americans manage their student loans smarter. Allison Lounes is a consultant who assists students and expats deal with the administrative and bureaucratic hassles of living in France.

She has been helping students move to France and study abroad independently for less since Her company, Paris Unraveled, founded inprovides a range of services to support people moving to and arriving in France. After studying abroad in France in with Columbia University, she moved to France permanently in after graduating with a B. She has twice participated in the Teaching Assistant Program in France TAPIFand has completed one and a half Master 2 degrees in French universities.

Allison writes extensively about living in France as a student and an expat on her website, parisunraveled. She currently lives in the greater Paris area with her French husband and her bilingual, bicultural baby boy. She previously worked in marketing and communications at JPMorgan Chase, where she managed, and wrote pieces for, a weekly newsletter sent to 50, employees, created web content and wrote copy for senior leaders.

Debbie currently works with corporations and non-profits around the globe on their content needs, and contributes articles to top publications. Her clients have included the YMCA, Keller Williams and Journey Meditation.

In addition to business and finance, she has also written about health and wellness, real estate and immigration. Debbie is an officer of the American Society of Journalists and Authors ASJA and is fluent in Spanish. She holds a Master of Arts degree in journalism and Latin American Studies from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Psychology from Wellesley College.

She has also studied at the University of Seville in Spain. She can be found at www. Carol Kopp is a veteran producer, developer, writer and editor for Internet news sites. She was senior news manager of the pioneering Prodigy online news service in the s. More recently, she has been a senior news producer for CBSNews. She has contributed articles on a wide variety of subjects, from travel to technology and entertainment.

She has written personal finance and business news features for AOL, CNBC and Minyanville. Russell is a writer and editor living in Los Angeles. She is the former editor in chief of VIVmagpreviously having served as editor in chief of Shape. Anne joined Fox after serving as interim editor in chief of Vegetarian Times. She has also been the editor in chief of Living Fita sister publication of Shapeand was the technology editor at Working Woman.

Early in her career, she was the founding editor of two trade magazines: Photo District News and, later, Digital Creativity. She also has been the editorial director for a trade-publishing group serving the magazine industry, as well as a book editor for technical photo books. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale University. Though raised in small town Calgary, he has been lucky enough to live in London, Vancouver and Shanghai.

Regan has also spent time gaining wisdom while on extended backpacking adventures. His more formal education has been with the Sauder School of Business Accountingand the London School of Economics. Regan loves to learn, reading everything from financial literature The Intelligent Investor, Black Swan and What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars to science fiction The Diamond Age, Rendezvous with Rama and The Gunslinger.

Being raised by self-employed parents, Regan has inherited the entrepreneurial spirit as well, starting a clothing company while at university. He has first-hand experience of everything from bootstrap financing from a dorm room, to the accounting department of a large company. Regan has had further work experience in a wide range of fields, such as financial analysis, teaching and sales.

In his spare time, Regan likes to practice the impossible language of Mandarin Chinese, compete in powerlifting, and attend theatre. Julie and her team work with average individual investors, institutional clients and small businesses to build solid financial plans and investment strategies tailored to each client's needs and goals. Julie obtained a Bachelor of Science in Finance in while maintaining her full-time career.

In her early career, she worked at a regional retail bank in both account management and consumer lending capacities. With a background in journalism, Julie enjoys writing about complex finance and investment subjects and bringing such knowledge to average readers. Mitra Malek is a journalist who worked in the investment industry.

These days, she writes for multiple outlets including The Washington Post. She's also been a yoga teacher since and was a senior editor of Yoga Journal magazine. In a past life, she was an assistant bank manager and acrobat for Club Med at its resorts overseas.

An avid rock climber, she lives in Chattanooga, Tenn. Follow her on Twitter mitramalek. Drawing on the extensive industry experience of the professionals within our company, we have helped thousands of candidates pass their licensing examinations on the first attempt. We leverage new technologies to provide world-class training in both traditional classroom settings and digital media.

This begins with a personal introduction and the contact information of their instructor. Students receive regular email follow-ups on their reading, practice exams, and overall study progress. This proactive approach is the basis for our partnership with our students, encouraging them to ask questions, receive guidance, and remain focused and accountable. Our pass rates are consistently above the industry average.

All of our programs can be custom designed to offer maximum flexibility to meet our clients' needs and schedules. Programs can be held at our clients' offices, at our training facility or at a mutually convenient location, domestically or abroad. InBrian Marks became a named partner at the firm. Chartered Financial Analyst CFA Charterholder, Master of Science in Banking and Financial Services, Honors in Finance and Banking, PhD candidate.

I am an ambitious finance professional with a strong track record of delivering top performance, profoundly talented and resourceful Treasury Investments Manager with 7 years proven track record in conducting studies to improve the treasury operational effectiveness. I have been involved in extracting data from various accounting and Information systems then performing complex statistical, cost and financial analysis of financial reports and data and preparing subsequent narrative analysis of a public listed bank ZB Bank.

I am currently a senior lecturer at the University of South Africa in the department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking and have been in this position in the past five years. I am an external examiner for University of Pretoria, University of Johannesburg for their masters and honors programmes.

I have published 3 academic journal articles focusing on: Bank performance and liquidity, Derivatives and capital markets development, and Performance of SRI and ETFs. Miranda is a freelance journalist focused on money and investing.

She has been writing in this space for almost a decade. Miranda's work has appeared in numerous media outlets related to money, investing and business, including AllBusiness. Finance, NPR, Forbes, and U. She is also a contributor to a number of well-respected financial blogs, including Wise Bread. When she's not writing, Miranda enjoys spending time with her son, reading, travel and the outdoors.

Allison Martin is a digital content strategist and personal finance junkie. She also travels around the nation facilitating financial literacy workshops for nonprofits, governmental organizations, colleges and universities.

When she's not writing away or speaking at an event, Allison enjoys spending time with her family and traveling. Learn how to live on one income and have fun with the second. Lee Masterson is a full-time finance writer from South Australia. Lee began her banking and investment career in working as a credit assessor for one of the largest banking institutions in the Southern Hemisphere. Lee now writes full time for a variety of finance and investment related publications around the world.

Brian is currently an Associate Vice President of Investments at an investment firm based in South Florida.

Tim Maverick boasts decades of experience in the investment world. He spent 20 years at a major brokerage firm - as a trading supervisor and broker working directly with clients.

A former commodity futures broker and stock market analyst, J. Maverick has been an active trader since Maverick's varied background includes work as a Zen meditation instructor, rape crisis counselor, and book editor. Besides financial articles, he also writes political, social and religious commentary.

One of his current projects is a film script for a movie about the life of legendary trader Jesse Livermore. Although he travels extensively, J. Maverick's home base is Gallup, New Mexico. Rebecca McClay is a financial journalist who has covered stock market trends for publications like MarketWatch, Bloomberg and TheStreet. She has written and edited for real-time news feeds as well as for several financial services institutions, covering a variety of personal finance and investing news.

Prior to founding Hedgeye Risk Management, Keith built a successful track record as a hedge fund manager at the Carlyle-Blue Wave Partners hedge fund, Magnetar Capital, Falconhenge Partners, and Dawson-Herman Capital Management.

Keith has been a regular market guest on financial TV and radio for many years including CNN and Fox Business, as well as a contributor for CNBC and Bloomberg.

InvesTools anyone? | Page 2 | Elite Trader

He began his career as an institutional equity sales analyst after earning an economics degree from Yale University. While at Yale, he captained the men's ice hockey team to a Division I Ivy League Championship. TK McDonald has worked as a Financial Advisor for the military for past 13 years. She has taught Personal Financial classes on every subject from credit, to life insurance, as well as all other aspects of financial management.

Greg McFarlane is the co-founder of Control Your Casha personal finance website for people who want "results, not coddling. Making Money Make Sensea full personal finance primer in one volume. Greg has been with Investopedia for three years and also writes for several tourism and general interest magazines. Originally from Vancouver, Greg splits his time among Las Vegas, Costa Rica and Maui with his wife and three cats. The opinions expressed are his own.

He also is an award-winning investigative journalist and the former Editor of Consumer Reports Travel Letter. He has written a monthly travel column for USAToday. Inon behalf of Consumers Union, he served as the lone passenger advocate on the U. Prior to his journalism career, he worked in the airline industry; he is an FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher and served in the U.