Rich Vanden Boogard (http://seekingalpha.com/by/author/rich-vanden-boogard/) is currently an MBA student in the University of Wisconsin's Applied Security Analysis Program (http://www.bus.wisc.edu/asap). Before following his dream to work in the investment business and becoming a b-school student, he spent 5 years in engineering at General Electric. He has an open mind when it comes to investment styles and tools -- using value, growth, and momentum strategies, as well as both fundamental and technical analysis. Rich's goal is to start a hedge fund by the year 2017.

Read Rich's unedited blog: http://rvbmarketwatch.blogspot.com (http://rvbmarketwatch.blogspot.com/)