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Gold has been a hot commodity lately and prices have seemingly moved in the opposite direction of several key economic drivers. Rich Excell explores a split-strike fly strategy with defined risk and reward if there's a potential downside move in gold. Read his latest report for more insights.
Rich Excell is an Instructor of Finance at the University of Illinois Gies College of Business and has over 30 years in the global financial industry serving in senior leadership roles. He recently retired as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Wolverine Asset Management in Chicago, where he ran a global equity long/short hedge fund portfolio. Before joining WAM, he was CIO/Partner at Satori Investment Partners and a Managing Director at UBS O’Connor.
Rich has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He’s been a CFA charter holder since 1999 and CMT charter holder since 2018. He is the host of the Investment Exchange Forum podcast which has been downloaded in over 80 countries.
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