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“Never Trump” Media Goes Nuclear: Newsweek Compares Trump to Manson

"Never Trump" Media Slags President Trump with Grotesque Association with Killer Cult Leader In a liberal media narrative which can...

U.S. Economic Outlook for 2018: Recession Stalking in the Shadows

U.S. Economic Outlook for 2018 Must Contend with Approaching Recession The U.S. economy looks pretty good right now. U.S. GDP growth...

Did Al Franken Save Roy Moore’s U.S. Senate Bid?

Al Franken's Sexual Misconduct May Have Saved Roy Moore's U.S. Senate Bid in These 3 Ways The admission of Al Franken's sexual...

Can the New NRSC Poll Showing Moore Down 12 Points Be Trusted?

NRSC Poll Shows Roy Moore Drops 28 Points in a Month A new poll conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)...

Stock Market Crash 2019: Key Factors Point to a Recession

Fears of a Stock Market Crash and Recession in 2019 Intensify Will the stock market crash in 2019? If you...

Will Trump Buck the Establishment and Support Roy Moore?

Trump Expected to Revisit the Roy Moore Fiasco Very Soon With the GOP establishment throwing Roy Moore under the bus...

General Electric Slashes Dividend for 1st Time Since Financial Crisis

Could GE's Dividend Cut Point to Financial Crisis Ahead? Confidence in corporate earnings visibility was shaken this morning as American industrial...

Was the November 9 Market Crash a Harbinger of Things to Come?

Stock Market Crash Signals Vulnerability to Missed Expectations The November 9 market crash on the NASDAQ didn't escape most traders....

5 Important Things Donald Trump is Planning to Do in 2018

Taking a Look at Some of the Top Predictions For Donald Trump in 2018 Slowly but surely, general angst regarding President...

Benjamin A. Smith

Ben is an editor at Lombardi Financial, specializing in politics, macroeconomics, and precious metals investing. Ben has an affinity for contrarian investment ideas neglected by the mainstream media. Before joining Lombardi Publishing, he worked as an equities trader on a major Bay Street investment desk. He also served as Vice President of Bitgold, an international payments service which allows people to transfer funds and hold savings with physical gold. Ben has profiled, covered, and written investment profiles on thousands of companies, both publicly and privately listed. His work has been featured on Business Television and in The Globe & Mail. Outside of his professional life, Ben enjoys time outdoors, family getaways, and following professional baseball.

Get to know Ben…

How did you first get involved in the capital markets?

I started my career on Bay Street as an equities trader. While training myself on the company account, I was consistently making profits for the firm. Thus, my career in the capital markets was born.

Was your first attempt at trading successful, and how has this shaped your investing opinions?

My investment philosophy has changed over the years, in part to negative changes in exchange rules disfavoring average investors and a maturation of general economic philosophies. While it is more difficult to reap profits with “day trading” strategies, consistent market-beating strategies are still available to those who understand trends and think outside-the-box.

What has been the most memorable moment in your investing career?

Viewing the events of 9/11 happen live on CNBC during the pre-market period. As you can imagine, there was substantial calamity and confusion initially as the tragic events unfolded. When the markets re-opened on September 17, 2001, experiencing the panic selling first-hand was breathtaking. It was the type of market action one never forgets.