I have worked for more than 20 years in the investment business. Many of those years were spent with Charles Schwab & Co., both as a broker and as a trading supervisor. As a supervisor, I oversaw, at times, dozens of employees. I was trading supervisor during the great crash of 1987 and was responsible for millions of dollars of customers' orders.

I earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Pittsburgh before deciding to switch gears and pursue a career in the financial field. I went on to earn an MBA, also at the University of Pittsburgh. I offer a unique insight into investing with both vast knowledge of the workings of Wall Street along with vast experience of working directly with individual investors in reaching their financial goals. This path eventually led him to becoming a freelance financial writer.

I currently write most of my articles for the Oxford's Club InvestmentU website - www.investmentu.com. The Oxford Club is part of the large Agora Financial newsletter and financial information corporation.

I also contribute articles at times to both Investopedia and Street Authority. I am also currently the investing editor for the 2nd most visited womens' site - BellaOnline.com.

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