I have never been a dancer, but some might accuse me of being a diva. I liked the alliterative properties of the name and was reading a book about dancers at the time of my Seeking Alpha signup.
Born in "da Bronx" in 1956, now living in California, I spend much of my time managing the family finances, researching and trading stocks. I'm retired (as is my spouse); my background is in economics, with expertise in grains analysis. During the almost 20 years I worked for a grains exporter, a major food company and a couple of brokerage firms - always in grains analysis. In my last job, I was given the go-ahead to trade. Trading grain futures is a great way to build wealth but I've seen too many others lose ...More it quickly, so I walked away from it in 1997 (to the surprise of many) and transferred that passion to stock analysis in 2005, several years after our son was born. The slower pace of the stock market is better suited to our advancing ages and desire for capital preservation.
What I enjoy most about the markets is the continuous learning process and read Seeking Alpha in pursuit of actionable knowledge.
Born in "da Bronx" in 1956, now living in California, I spend much of my time managing the family finances, researching and trading stocks. I'm retired (as is my spouse); my background is in economics, with expertise in grains analysis. During the almost 20 years I worked for a grains exporter, a major food company and a couple of brokerage firms - always in grains analysis. In my last job, I was given the go-ahead to trade. Trading grain futures is a great way to build wealth but I've seen too many others lose ...More