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Additional Praise forCreate Your Own ETF Hedge Fund
If youre thinking about building a portfolio of ETFs, David Frys expertise can help!
Charles E. Kirk, The Kirk Report
I had the good fortune of working with David Fry when I was a rookie at PaineWebber in the late 1970s. Of all the people whom I have met in the securities industry, Dave may be the most diligent about putting his clients interests first and managing the inevitable conflicts of interest that arise. Daves greatest talent, though, is his ability to analyze and distill complex financial concepts and explain them in language that a reasonably intelligent layperson can understand.
William W. Bowden, municipal bond trader and salesman
David Fry is one of the most popular contributors to SeekingAlpha.com. His annotated charts and accompanying commentary provide an actionable and compelling commentary on the market.
David Jackson, founder, Seeking Alpha
In Create Your Own ETF Hedge Fund, Dave Fry channels his vast industry experience and keen insight into a practical and useful guide that will help investors effectively use ETFs as building blocks for their investment portfolios. Frys description of how the markets developed along with the evolution of the participants and their incentives provides the context to further understand the relative effectiveness of ETFs, why ETFs have experienced such accelerated growth, and positive long-term prospects for the ETF industry and the investors who use them.
Kevin Rich, CEO, DB Commodity Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG
Davids immense experience and expertise shine through in this highly enjoyable and invaluable insight into the evolution and use of ETFs, a necessary tool in the expanding universe of global investment. Terry Alexander, Head of Country Risk,
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Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank the following people and organizations:
Tiburon Strategic Advisors
FPA Journal & Millicent Holmes
StockCharts.com
PowerShares
Hedge Fund Alert
Greg Newton, Naked Shorts
HedgeCo.net
Hedge Fund Research, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities Magazine
Richard Dennis
DB Commodity Services
Investment News
Business Week
Nate Most
Index Universe
Investopedia.com
Investment Company Institute
Stephen Winks, SrConsultant.com
NYSE
AMEX
FTSE
Bloomberg.com
Forex-Markets.com
Financial Times
Morningstar
SSgA Funds
Barclays Global Investors
Mark Hoyer
Marissa Fry
Francia Fry
Seeking Alpha
Pritchett Cartoons
Shadow Government Statistics
Kitco.com
AMG Data Services
Charles Kirk [The Kirk Report]
Barrons
Investors Business Daily
the Wall Street Journal
The Economist
John W. Henry [John W. Henry & Company]
Ben Murillo Jr.
Robin Kameda
Patricia Reilly
Sidney Eng
Donald Putnam [Grail Partners, LLC]
The Hennessee Group
About the Author
Dave Fry has devoted more than 35 years to the business of trading and portfolio management. His registration as an arbitrator with both the National Association of Securities Dealers [NASD] and the National Futures Association [NFA] attests to his extensive experience and spotless compliance record.
Dave founded the ETF Digest in 2001 and was among the very first to see the need for a publication that provided individual investors with information and advice on ETF investing.
By 2002 ETF Digest trading programs were making triple-digit gains, despite the sharp overall market decline at that time, and Daves newsletter began attracting favorable coverage in Barrons with three positive reviews in 2002, 2004, and 2007.
Dave is a frequent commentator on ETFs and other issues important to individual investors, and his perspectives are featured in financial news sources such as the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Investors Business Daily, Smart Money, Dow Jones Newswire, National Business Review, MSN Money, Yahoo! Finance, Bankrate.com, Emerging Markets Monitor, IndexUniverse.com, and ETF Investor.
As the scope of ETF investing has expanded dramatically over the past few years, Dave has maintained a vital position as an investor advocate. He speaks out in favor of new ETFs to cover important market sectors and has seen new ETFs issued as a result. He is also very active in pointing out problems in the ETF marketplace to sponsors, issuers, brokers, and the media. Dave is committed to remaining at the forefront as this major investment trend continues to grow.
Some of the highlights of Daves career before he launched ETF Digest include the following:
In 1999, he founded TechInvest Inc. and began sharing his expertise through the Internet in his Tech Trend Advisor newsletter.
From 1997-1999, he was Managing Director, Proprietary Investments, at JWH Investment Management [JWHIMI], an affiliated company of John W. Henry & Company. In that capacity, Dave was responsible for the management of private investments as well as some corporate accounts.
For a period of 10 years prior to joining JWHIMI, David owned and operated an NASD broker/dealer, Fry & Co., and an SEC registered investment advisory firm, Asia-Pacific Investment Management Inc. He was also a registered Commodity Pool Operator, Commodity Trading Advisor, and Introducing Broker.
Prior to operating his own investment firms, Dave was a Vice President, Investments, at Shearson Lehman Bros. and held a similar position at Paine Webber.
During his tenure with registered firms he maintained the following licenses: Municipal Bond Principal [Series 53], Options Principal [Series 4], General Securities Principal [Series 24], General Securities [Series 7], Commodity [Series 3], State Securities License [Series 63], and State Insurance License [Life].
Introduction
To modify the message of a popular book, the investment world is really flat these days. Money flow to both traditional and far-flung overseas markets is increasing dramatically, major U.S. stock exchanges are merging with their overseas counterparts, electronic trading platforms are becoming more ubiquitous, and Wall Street firms are positioning themselves to take advantage of what soon will become a 24-hour trading world. As contemporary investors, youre either with the major trend of the twenty-first century both as to global exposure and hedge fund style, or as hip urbanites say, Youre so last century.