Meet TRADEway Coach Caleb Pritchett

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Caleb Pritchett

About Caleb Pritchett:

Caleb Pritchett first joined TRADEway in 2013 when he and his father attended a Step 1 live event taught by David Mitchell. After Caleb graduated high school, he attended Oklahoma Baptist University for a full year, pursuing a degree in history, before he felt called to do something different. He returned home, took the fall semester off, and by January 1st of 2017, decided to pursue trading as a career. Caleb has been trading in the markets actively for seven years. He lives in Texas and is looking forward to starting a family and passing on his knowledge to the next generation to establish his legacy. He enjoys cooking and creative writing in his spare time, and is hoping to become a published author soon.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2023

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

Coaching, mentoring, and content updating

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

I’m passionate about helping students through their periods of frustration to the confidence that lies on the other side. The Lord has uniquely positioned me to be able to do this (just as He has with the other Coaches). It is an honor, and greatly humbling, to be a helping hand and a voice of encouragement in our students’ trading journeys.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

I love hearing our students’ stories. Every one of them is unique, and learning about their backgrounds or the ministries they are involved in is so rewarding, and offers much needed perspective. To have a hand, however minor, in their ministry work and in their lives is sobering and satisfying. In a very real way, their success is our success; as Coaches, I know we never get tired of hearing our clients’ success stories.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

I really love support roles, so my favorite work is co-hosting and working behind the scenes to keep the TRADEway machine running.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

I’m an avid swordsman! In classical fencing, I prefer épée and saber to foil, but when it comes to HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), nothing beats fighting with a longsword. Sword fighting is not unlike dancing: it’s all about your feet. So…dancing with consequences?

I really love music! I’m a bit of an out of practice drummer (not that that’s ever stopped me from air drumming to every classic rock song I’ve ever heard), and share a rich family history of musicians of various instruments, from flute, to voice, to piano, and beyond.

Personal life:

I just relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and I am excited to be near so many great TRADEway team members.

Best trading memory:

My best trading memory came after a rough period of trading. I was trading with a lot of frustration, and it was getting me precisely nowhere. I picked up and read through Mark Douglas’ “The Disciplined Trader,” and began implementing my new trade plan with confidence. Before long, I saw an opportunity in the price backed up with other technical indicators, I structured a trade around it, and when I got my entry alert, I jumped in without hesitation and quickly found myself managing the largest profit I’d ever seen in my account. The details of my plan and of my trade are irrelevant, because what changed more than anything was me, not the trading tools at my disposal. I used to think that trading was about knowing the perfect system, but that’s not true. Trading is about YOU; your ability to adapt to the market, to be flexible, to change your mind when new information presents itself, to take stops without feelings of shame, and to forgive yourself of mistakes. These things are difficult to do — if they weren’t, everyone would be a trader! Through this process, I found myself clinging to the Lord and relying more on Him than I ever had before. For that alone, I think trading is the best job out there, and I wouldn’t trade it (see what I did there?) for anything.

Favorite Bible Verse:

Isaiah 45:5-7: “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.”

I love verses that display and, without mincing words, make God’s sovereignty and power clear. We humans love to overcomplicate things and easily create flimsy boundaries around God’s power in our minds, intentionally or not. Sometimes routine can do this (we assume that because something has happened over and over that nothing else can). How wrong we are, and how wonderful it is to read a passage like Isaiah 45 and see that there is nothing beyond the power of God, that He is holding the very fabric of reality together, controlling light itself and the awesome power of creation…and yet we know from the words of His own mouth that his thoughts are toward us always and are for good. He knows us by name, picked us out of a fallen race, gave us hope, and gave us life to live abundantly. Truly, none beside Him are worthy of praise in the slightest.

Meet TRADEway Coach Dave Huber

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Dave Huber

About Dave Huber:

TRADEway was founded in Dave’s garage which was converted into a home-office. He, his wife Katie, and father-in-law, David Mitchell began organizing classes to help people learn about the stock market, and the Lord helped it grow exponentially from there. Dave currently serves as a Speaker and as an Investment Advisor Representative.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2005

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

Teaching and motivating. I will ask a lot of questions and challenge you to think for yourself.

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

I care about people. I want to meet their needs and point them to Jesus.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

I love that when we get to interact, they feel more like friends than clients. They are so open to sharing about their lives. They show so much excitement and gratitude when they are happy with our services, and they show a tremendous amount of love, restraint, and patience if needing to express any concerns.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

Watching it “click” with students. It’s a very rewarding experience to help people.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

I play the harmonica and I have taught martial arts.

Personal life:

I have a wife (Katie) and three kids (Mady, Sam, & Abby), who are my highest priority when it comes to service.

Best trading memory:

An eight minute debit spread trade with same-day expiration. I played an intra-day bounce on the OPEC announcement when oil gapped WAY down. It was a win and it taught me that even when a trade goes against you, (the gap down had messed up another trade) there is opportunity for gain.

Favorite Bible Verse:

Choosing a favorite verse is way too hard for me, but I do have a favorite word. My favorite word in the Bible is “Selah” which doesn’t really have a meaning, but is a musical notation that is added for the purpose of a dramatic pause. It gives so much feeling to the scriptures when you realize what it’s there for. Sometimes it’s a pause to marvel in awe. Sometimes it’s an almost nervous holding of the breath. You have to pay close attention to the context to really get it, but when you do, it’s awesome!

Meet TRADEway Coach David Verbruggen

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet David Verbruggen

About David Verbruggen:

David has lived in Maryland, Belgium, Oregon, and Texas. He has had careers as a pilot, flight instructor, real estate agent, ministry coordinator, and customer service supervisor with Southwest Airlines. He considers TRADEway his most rewarding career, where he gets to teach financial education to all of the amazing TRADEway students!

His hobbies include playing trumpet, sports, hiking, climbing mountains, and traveling.

David likes to correlate a lot of flying principles he used to teach into his teaching here at TRADEway. He loves to apply the same intentionality he used when teaching students how to fly as a flight instructor.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2021

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

It is my passion to help Christian families pull money out of the stock market, so they have the resources to complete the missions God has given them.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

I love learning from our students why they want to trade. The variety of passions God has placed on the hearts of our students is incredible. All our students have very selfless reasons for why they want to create more resources.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

I love helping students overcome psychological hurdles in trading and overall money management.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

I am a 6’0″ white guy who can dunk a basketball. I have also been to all 50 states and 15 different countries.

Personal life:

My wife and I have been married for 10+ years and have two daughters. We also have a good-looking dog.

Best trading memory:

Being able to place trades while overseas.

Favorite Bible Verse:

Philippians 4:6. “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”

Meet TRADEway Coach Blair Nightingale

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Blair Nightingale

About Blair Nightingale:

Blair Nightingale’s life has been an adventure of discovery as a musician, missionary, and TRADEway Coach. His deep-rooted love for the Lord, coupled with his passion for connecting with people and navigating the intricacies of financial markets, has positioned him at the forefront of numerous impactful programs at TRADEway.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

I became a student in 2015, then a TRADEway staff member in 2016, and then a Coach.

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

Onboarding, motivating, and helping new people connect to the system and the “campus.”

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

Helping people who know NOTHING feel like they CAN do it, and being able to use different giftings to serve the mission.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

TRADEway clients are positive, engaged, motivated, and excited! There is no better group of people to come alongside.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

Being able to live out my faith in the role that I have. Being immersed in the TRADEway community has taught me so many things and the greatest blessing has been getting to meet SO many people from all over the country as they learn how to navigate the stock market!

Fun fact or hidden talent:

The Lord used hard rock and metal music to save me as a young man in the music industry and I still play music today.

Best trading memory:

Everything along the way has pointed to how important emotional management is in all trading. Nothing is compartmentalized, truly.

Favorite Bible Verse:

I don’t have just one…But lately, Matthew 17:20: “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”

Meet TRADEway Coach Jenny Taylor

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Jenny Taylor

About Jenny Taylor:

Jenny is an active trader and enjoys studying the financial markets and economics while continually honing her craft of trading and investing. Jenny and her husband have four wonderful sons. Jenny has been an Investment Advisor Representative since 2017 and currently serves as such in the AMPT Division of TRADEway.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2010

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

Investment Advisor Representative, Ultra Portfolio Manager

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

I believe in this company and the pu rpose of TRADEway.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

Their desire to glorify God with their finances and build a family legacy through trading.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

I enjoy mentoring clients to help them speed up the learning curve and overcome the mental barriers that hinder success in trading.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

I grew up on a strawberry farm in Minnesota and enjoy gardening because of this.

Personal life:

I enjoy spending time with my family and enjoying the outdoors with them in Minnesota. I also enjoy watching my young boys grow into their faith in the Lord. I enjoy my online church family at Park Meadows Church. I love being able to serve others at TRADEway and through my local church. My hobbies include baking, cooking and gardening when I’m not studying my trading and investing books or the Bible!

Best trading memory:

Honestly, I don’t even have one. They all blend together at this point and my trading isn’t exciting–it is boring as it should be. It’s about getting the probability math on my side and not having any one trade be a do-or-die situation. My best memories are when I’ve had breakthroughs in my understanding that impact me positively in how I manage my trades.

Favorite Bible Verse:

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9

How to Protect Your Capital Over $250k

When your savings in any one of your accounts reaches over $250k, it becomes just as important to protect it as it is to continue to grow it. Most people know how to grow their money through investments, but most people don’t know how to protect it from a major market crash or a bank failure. If your capital is over $250k in any one of your accounts, here’s how to protect it.

Stability of the Financial System

We can’t talk about the stability of your individual investment accounts without talking about the stability of our financial system. You and I are blessed to be a part of the United States economy. Normally our economy is extremely stable.

As stable as our economy has been historically, however, it’s not always stable. There are times of instability.

When the economy feels unpredictable, the people in charge begin to worry about our banks. Why would they worry about banks? Because when the economy becomes unpredictable, one very human reaction is to want to take your money out of the bank. This knee-jerk reaction to instability is a big potential problem because of something called fractional reserves.

When you deposit your money into your bank accounts, it doesn’t actually just sit there waiting for you to come take it out again. The bank invests some of it and also loans some of it out.

Because of this, if we were to all ask for our money back at the same time, much of that money wouldn’t be there in liquid form to take out.

This is why we have the FDIC.

Understanding FDIC Insurance

The FDIC, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, exists to help to protect your money. The FDIC helps oversee and safeguard bank deposits. It’s basically insurance on your account.

The FDIC guarantees that you can get your hands on up to $250,000 of your money. But what if you have more than that?

For example, if I deposit $500,000 into one of my accounts, am I protected up to that amount of money? Nope, only up to half. So if my account is greater than that $250,000, I probably need to start thinking a little differently.

Why? Well, because sometimes banks fail. You think it could never happen to you, but the thing is, it could. Some of these recent notable bank failures include Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Citizens Bank. Banks do fail.

Federal Reserve Role and Impact

What is the Federal Reserve and what is its role? How did it come to be? The role of the Federal Reserve is mandated by Congress. Congress gives the federal reserve its authority.

The Federal Reserve has three mandates:

To maximize employment
To stabilize prices
To moderate long-term interest rates

That’s what the Congress has chartered the Fed to do. Their duty is to promote the stability of the United States economy.

The Fed is trying to avoid and prevent systemic-wide risk. And one of the threats to our economic stability that they take very seriously is runaway inflation. When prices inflate too quickly, that creates systemic problems that could become catastrophic for the economy.

The only real tool that the Fed has to keep our economy stable is control over interest rates. So their primary hammer to be able to control inflation is increasing interest rates. Unfortunately, artificially raising interest rates can cause other unintended consequences, so it’s by no means a perfect system. From history we can tell that typically the Federal Reserve has had a relatively hard time keeping the economy balanced because of the way the economy functions.

Despite fluctuating economic times, there are three powerful ways you can protect your capital over $250,000.

Here’s how we recommend you protect your capital over $250,000.

Use brokers that offer enhanced insurance
Split deposits across multiple banks
Use different types of accounts

HOW Assisted Managed Portfolios by TRADEway (AMPT) CAN HELP

For our long-term investing program, AMPT, we’ve partnered with broker Interactive Brokers. One of the reasons we partner with Interactive Brokers is that they have enhanced FDIC insurance. They are part of something called the Enhanced FDIC Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program. So joining AMPT increases your FDIC insurance to $2.5 million dollars.

Have you ever asked your financial advisor to go to cash? Most of the time when I ask this question, people don’t even know they can. People don’t even know that they can ask their financial advisor to go to cash.

But you are the owner of those funds. That’s your money. You should be working with a financial advisor who’s willing to help you to protect your assets.

How different could your portfolio look if it avoided drastic declines during major recessions? This is why the Founder and CEO of TRADEway, David Mitchell, created our long-term investing program AMPT (Assisted Managed Portfolios by TRADEway).

AMPT is built on the philosophy that avoiding periods of strong market declines could drastically affect your ability to build the kind of wealth that lasts generations. That’s what our AMPT program is built to do.

David Mitchell, our Founder, takes Biblical concepts and he uses those concepts to create the foundation of everything that we do here at TRADEway.

Another reason we have partnered with Interactive Brokers for our long-term investing program AMPT is that you earn 4.83% on cash in qualified accounts. So you are able to make 4.83% even while your money is so-called “waiting on the sidelines” for the market to get better again.

If your account is invested during an economic decline, you might see it reduced by 20%, 30%, even 40% as many people’s accounts did in 2007-2008.

Our AMPT team is here to help you avoid those major market declines by leveraging money market accounts when it makes sense to.

What Do AMPT Members Get?

Help protecting funds with TRADEway’s Biblically based wisdom approach to investing
We help you avoid being in the market all the way to the bottom of bear market crashes
TRADEway offers diversified portfolios for the bullish markets and inverse positions for bearish markets
Access to high yield money markets currently paying 4.83% at Interactive Broker for qualified accounts
Frequent updates from our team sharing the investment decision being made
Great support from our team

Our investing approach is different. We don’t just do a buy and hold. We think like traders. And we really do work hard to try to help you to avoid being in the market for all of those declines.

Thinking like traders, we don’t want to be in for a 17 month decline (and we don’t have to be). We use technical indicators to help us to be able to know when we’re in an environment in which declines are likely going to happen. We offer diversified portfolios for bullish markets. But we don’t stop there.

What’s an inverse position and why do we use them? At times during a bear market, we will utilize what’s called an inverse exchange traded fund. This gives you the potential to make money as the market is going down. You’re protecting a majority of your assets in cash while the market declines, and then you’ve got more of your capital available for the next bull market.

What kinds of accounts can you transfer into our AMPT program? We can help you with individual accounts, joint accounts, retirement accounts, traditional IRAs, rollover IRAs, SEP IRAs and even trusts.

Ready to take action? Schedule a complimentary AMPT investment consultation at tradeway.com/ampt. One of our advisors would be happy to get back with you.

Let’s Recap: How to Protect Your Capital Over $250,000

So how can you best protect your capital over $250k? You’re going to want to do the following three things. These strategies will help you protect your capital over $250,000.

Use brokers that offer enhanced insurance
Split deposits across multiple banks
Use different types of accounts

We take a deep dive into these three strategies in this video:

Meet TRADEway Coach Jared Russell

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Jared Russell

About Jared Russell:

Jared is an active trader and investor. He loves the challenge of the markets and the financial power they can offer the average person who’s willing to learn and execute a system. He has been passionate about improving as a trader and a Coach every year since he started trading in 2011.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2018

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

Instructing and coaching with clear, understandable language. Advanced strategy development and support.

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

Christians need to develop skills to compete and advance in today’s investment world. We should be experts in all areas of society. Finance is the one that directs all the others.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

Their hearts. Most of our clients want to do and achieve what God has set out for them. It’s a unique situation to be able to help Christians operate in a world system they didn’t think they could excel in.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

Helping turn on the “lightbulbs” as our students progress through their journey. Knowledge applied appropriately is powerful.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

Texas Longhorn football season ticket holder since 1998.

Personal life:

I have been married for over 20 years to my wife, Hillory. We have two sons, Brayden and Dylan.

Best trading memory:

I remember being in some call option positions in a stock that got bought out at a higher price. That was a fun day.

Favorite Bible Verse:

Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” I love the reminder that the Word is alive and active. Jesus is the Word after all.

Meet TRADEway Coach Geoffrey Nance

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Geoffrey Nance

About Geoffrey Nance:

Geoffrey spent 20 years in ministry and has been with TRADEway since 2010. He enjoys teaching and helping people while weaving the Bible and its principles into everything he does at TRADEway. He is an active trader who enjoys trading debit spreads and looking for patterns (especially flags), and helping others take advantage of those opportunities. Geoffrey tries to present the material in a way that makes it simpler to understand and easier to apply.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2010

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

I am the Executive Director of Assisted Managed Portfolios by TRADEway (AMPT), our long-term investing division of TRADEway, as well as an Investment Advisor Representative helping Coach/Mentor our clients in their trading. I also lead our Top Gun Elite program and enjoy being the Speaker for many of our live/online events,

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

I want to see people doing great things for the Lord and helping them in this pursuit. My goal is to help people reach their goals.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

I appreciate when they really understand what is being taught and are able to go out and apply the education and see the whole thing work. I love hearing their stories about their trading successes.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

I like helping people and want the time I spend with them to be both educational and entertaining.

I really want to help people reach their goals. I believe in our TRADEway system and in our mission, and I love seeing people do great things using our education. I’m grateful for this opportunity to learn, grow, and enjoy this journey together.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

Back in the day, I was a Top 10 Finalist for Christian Athlete of the Year in Texas.

Personal life:

I have been married to my wife Brandy for over 20 years and we have four kids (two boys and two girls).

Best trading memory:

The first time I made more in one trade than my previous monthly salary.

Favorite Bible Verse:

This changes as I seem to have a new verse every year, but the one for this year is Romans 12:15. “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” It is a verse which is pushing me to really appreciate and empathize with people more.

Meet TRADEway Coach Ben Russell

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Ben Russell

About Ben Russell:

Ben Russell is an active trader who enjoys following the market and constantly learning about how it behaves. He is a technologist, and enjoys being able to apply his passion for finance with technology as a trader. Ben has been married for over 30 years and enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, camping, and enjoying the incredible creation God has made. Ben currently serves as the Director of Client Services at TRADEway. Ben has over twenty years experience in the technology industry and has been an active trader since 2011.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2013

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

AMPT, Precision Pro, Market Corners, Investment Advisory Services, Ultra Portfolio Trading

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

Equipping other Kingdom-minded believers to reach for goals well beyond just money.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

Hunger for God’s best… I love seeing people chase after God more than they do the money as they grow as traders!

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

Seeing those light bulb moments. As traders we speak a different language. When we can take a complex topic and break it down so others get it? I love that!

Fun fact or hidden talent:

I’m a violinist… or at least I used to be 😉

Personal life:

I’ve been married for over 30 years and have three adult children.

Best trading memory:

I’ll never forget the day I finally understood credit spreads and the probabilities of the math. When I figured out that with the right probabilities and market tone I could potentially pay the bills, it changed my perspective on how I would trade my time for money.

Favorite Bible Verse:

Romans 8:28. God’s plans and purposes are often not what I would choose in advance… but I KNOW that He really does work out ALL THINGS for good. Sometimes it just takes longer to see as a human living in time and space!

Meet TRADEway Coach Ben Mitchell

The TRADEway Coaches share the vision of helping Christian families become active traders who build lasting legacies. Every TRADEway Coach has a unique story about how they became a part of the TRADEway family and how they navigate the Stock Market God’s way, and we’re excited to share those stories with you.

Meet Ben Mitchell

About Ben Mitchell:

Ben Mitchell has been working with TRADEway since he was 18 years old. Now over a decade later, he’s the Team Manager for TRADEway, leading a team of over 40 team members, and the Creator and Director of TRADEway Precious Metals, a division completely dedicated to the teaching of proper precious metals investing.

When you joined the TRADEway team:

2013

Area of expertise at TRADEway:

What is your “why” for being on the TRADEway team?

My family, our students, and the TRADEway mission.

What do you love most about the TRADEway clients?

Their faith in the Lord for His guidance over their finances, and diligence to master the TRADEway system with the help of our courses and awesome Coaches.

What do you love most about your job as a Coach?

It’s quite the honor to be someone our students rely on for their metals advice. Phone calls and webinars are always a blast for me.

Fun fact or hidden talent:

I am a drummer, and have had the privilege to write, record, and perform with many talented bands and songwriters.

Personal life:

Life out in the country with five little kids is a dream. In my personal time, I enjoy working on outside projects with my wife and kids and taking care of our animals (chickens, ducks, cats, and our beloved dog, Almanzo, or Manzo for short).

Best trading memory:

“Practicing what I preach” has always been a mental guardrail for me in my personal trading, and every time I place a successful trade (or precious metals purchase), it feels much like my first “win” ever — that feeling never gets old. But, like everyone else, I have learned a good amount of times that NOT “practicing what I preach” almost always leads to unnecessary expenses.