Mike Swanson
Mike Swanson is the founder and chief editor of WallStreetWindow. He began investing and trading in 1997 and achieved a return in excess of 800% from 1997 to 2001. In 2002, he won second place in the 2002 Robbins Trading Contest and ran a hedge fund from 2003 to 2006 that generated a return of over 78% for its investors during that timeframe. In 2005, out of 3,621 hedge funds tracked by HedgeFund.Net only 35 other funds had a better return that year. Mike holds a Masters Degree in history from the University of Virginia and has knowledge of the history and political economy of the United States and the world financial markets. Besides writing about financial matters, he is also working on a history of the state of Virginia. To subscribe to his free stock market newsletter click here.