Jon D. Markman

Jon D. Markman brings a unique perspective and unparalleled insights to his role as a Money Morning contributor. And with good reason: During the past two decades, Markman has worked as both a journalist/commentator and as an actual portfolio manager. In addition to his contributions to Money Morning, Markman manages The Markman Portfolios, and is the editor of two premium investment research services: Strategic Advantage and Trader's Advantage.

From 1982 to 1997, Markman was an editor, reporter and investments columnist at the Los Angeles Times. In 1992 and 1994 he was a news editor on staffs that won Pulitzer Prizes, the top award a journalist can receive. From 1997 to 2002, Markman was managing editor of ...More CNBC on MSN Money. He received Sigma Delta Chi/Society of Professional Journalists regional and national awards for his 2001 reporting on the Enron scandal, as well as for his work chronicling the financial impact of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. He has also received the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism for his work exposing flaws in the management of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

Markman is the author of four books, including the bestsellers Online Investing (1999) and Swing Trading (2003). His fourth book - an annotated version of the widely read investment classic, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - debuted in late 2009. Markman is also the co-inventor on two investment-software patents.

A graduate of both Duke University and Columbia University, Markman is a regular guest on radio and television, and at investment conferences - sought out for his insights on stocks, credit and the global economy. Markman lives with his family in Seattle.

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