This is the 2nd annual competition.  The GTBP Equity Traders began competing each with $100K.  This competition is ongoing with an award of fine wine to the winner at the one year mark.  You can read a short bio and see the trading portfolio below.  Personally, as an active do-it-myself investor with a financial background, these guys have given me profitable trading ideas. 

For most employed individuals and retired folks who don't have the time to do the research and watch the market all day long, you need an insightful money manager who you trust will invest based on your risk tolerance and future needs.  These are not easy people to find and generally are not your relatives and friends.  I talk weekly with two licensed financial advisors (also GTBP traders competing).  Since I only trade for my own accounts, I have referred my family and friends to these two individuals.  They are:

R. Glen Eichman BS, CFP
Integrated Asset
http://www.integratedasset.com

Bethlehem, Pa
  610-882-5670  

Mark Flanagan BS
Confidential Bank in the Midwest

Chicago, IL
  773-576-3300  

Make sure to check out the latest market forecast here

All the best,

Rob

	Roger Berkowitz Portfolio Roger began investing when he was 8 years-old, schooled by Tony Cilufo and others at Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz and Company. He's never had a job investing and he knows enough to know that one shouldn't invest with real money unless one is working on it full time; that's why he likes investing games with play money. He looks for small companies that are exciting, either because they dare to change an industry or because they are distressed.  Uluru has a host of revolutionary wound care products that may change the way we treat burns, scrapes, and bullet wounds. 1/19  Buy ULU 40,000  $  0.23 1/19  Buy BYDDF.PK 2,000  $  7.57 1/26  Buy BYDDF.PK 1000  $  7.10 2/1  Buy INFN 2000  $  6.85 2/1  Buy YONG 2000  $  6.80 2/1  Buy NEWN.OB 2000  $  6.65 2/5  Buy YGE 500  $12.20 2/5  Buy BLX 500  $13.50 2/5  Buy ZBB 5000  $  1.27 3/15  Sell ZBB 5000  $  0.95 3/15  Sell INFN 2000  $  8.25 3/15  Sell BYDDF.PK 1000  $  9.10 3/29  Sell YONG 1000  $  8.70 3/29  Sell BYDDF.PK 1000  $10.50 3/29  Sell NEWN.OB 2000  $  7.25 3/29  Sell YGE 500  $13.00 3/29  CASH   $78,298 YTD % return 11.02% Net Liquid Value  $111,020 Updated 4/7
	Keith Nash Portfolio Keith is a computer programmer, blues guitarist, and a successful options trader. He came in second place in the first annual competition with a 15% return. His overall sentiment for the market is bearish. He sees further job losses, bank failures, and disappointments in the up and coming corporate earnings reports. As of today, he stated, “I would not touch equities with a 10 foot pole. Keith wishes the market would turn around but still expects a major correction yet to come.   2/1  Buy SSO 100  $  35.86 2/2  Sell SSO 100  $  37.00 2/2  Buy SDS 100  $  35.70 2/26  Sell AIG 100 $25.00 3/1  Buy SDS 200  $  34.23 3/3  Sell AAPL 100  $208.35 2/2 CASH  $65,279 YTD % return (7.00%) Net Liquid Value  $92,992 updated 4/7
	Jon Nordhem Portfolio Jon began his career as a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade. In the mid-80s Jon saw an opportunity with the re-development of Lincoln Park in Chicago and purchased a popular restaurant and bar called The Four Farthings. Jon was the winner of the first annual competition with a 22% return. Jon trades on a daily basis and generally sticks to indexes and recently ETFs. Currently his sentiment on the market is bearish.   2/4  Buy SKF 1,500  $25.78 2/24  Sell SKF 1,500  $23.09 3/10  Buy JPM 1,500  $43.03 3/17  Buy MGM 2,521  $12.42 3/17  CASH $4       YTD % return 1.58% Net Liquid Value  $101,579 Updated 4/7
	Mark Flanagan Portfolio Mark began his career as a young kid working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  He is a graduate of Northwestern University, has started and managed hedge funds and is currently a financial advisor for high net worth individuals.   1/19  Buy C 15,000  $3.33 1/22  Buy C 14,940 $3.32 1/22 CASH $0     YTD % rtn wk 30.09% Net Liquid Value  $130,089 updated 4/7
	Glen Eichman Portfolio R. Glen Eichman, BS, CFP®, is a Certified Financial PlannerTM and is widely recognized and accepted by the business community as an authority on asset allocation, business continuation, and estate planning.  As President and founder of Integrated Asset, he has brought together an efficient and experienced team. Together the team provides a comprehensive financial package that integrates the client’s personal needs and objectives within a financial framework that balances risk with return.  Mr. Eichman earned a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1970.  He became a broker with Alex Brown in 1976, and a Certified Financial PlannerTM in 1987.  Mr. Eichman is a Member of the of Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU).   1/19  BUY ALSK 1300 7.61 1/19  BUY BAC 1000 16.26 1/19  BUY EVEP 300 30.41 1/19  BUY GE 500 16.44 1/19  BUY LGCY 400 21.42 1/19  BUY LLY 300 35.82 1/19  BUY NRGY 300 36.63 1/19  BUY UPL 100 52.56 1/19  BUY WIN 1300 10.65 1/19 CASH $7,017     YTD % return wk  5.88% Net Liquid Value    105,844 updated  4/7

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