Meet Jon Markman
Jon Markman provides investment commentary in his Strategic Advantage and Trader's Advantage services. A pioneer in the development of stock-rating systems and screening software, Markman is co-inventor on two Microsoft patents and author of the best-selling books "Swing Trading" and "Online Investing." He was portfolio manager and senior investment strategist at a multi-strategy hedge fund from 2002 to 2005; managing editor and columnist at CNBC on MSN Money from 1997 to 2002 and an editor, investments columnist and investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 1997.
Markman won a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism for his columns explaining market chicanery in 2002; Society of Professional Journalists awards for his 2001 reporting on Enron and the post-September 11-investment environment; and was a news editor on Los Angeles Times staffs that won Pulitzer Prizes for spot-news reporting in 1992 and 1994. A graduate of Duke University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he speaks frequently on investment topics at conferences nationwide as well as on TV and radio.
About Strategic Advantage
Jon created Strategic Advantage to track the current profitable trends of the market and guide investors in how to best take advantage of them. He focuses on a combination of fundamental strategies and technical tactics to help investors make successful decisions in putting their hard-earned money to work.
Since money-making opportunities don’t obligingly reveal themselves on a monthly or weekly publishing schedule, Strategic Advantage is comprised of two components -- a daily edition and a weekly issue -- to keep subscribers up-to-date on the economic and political influences affecting the market and Jon’s current recommendations.
In addition to this, Strategic Advantage offers several other valuable tools designed so that you always have the guidance and confidence to make smart decisions about your investments. Here are all of the features that members of the service enjoy:
Weekly Issue
This is a weekly buy-and-hold service, where Jon will advise you on the latest events impacting the market and our investments. He will identify powerful trends and the best stocks to capitalize on those trends by using a number of screening and research tools. Jon will also tell you about any companies that he believes are ripe for new investment and about those companies that no longer meet our profit criteria. Every Friday after the market close, Jon will send you an email telling you that the weekly Strategic Advantage has been posted to his website and is available for you to read.Daily Edition
Each day, around the market close, you will receive Jon’s Strategic Advantage Daily Edition in your inbox. Jon created Strategic Advantage Daily Edition because he knows that your investments are something you think about every day -- and that money-making opportunities are not something that exactly oblige to a weekly or monthly publishing schedule. So this daily schedule allows Jon to get you down front, close to the action to explain how the market is shaping our investments and if there’s any action you need to take the following trading day.Flash Alerts
Since stocks can move fairly quickly, especially when there is breaking news about a company or product, Jon also offers Flash Alerts to contact you in between issues. When this happens, Jon will send you an email containing all of the information you need to take advantage of that day’s events. Flash Alerts will contain new buy recommendations, sell recommendations, hold information or any other important information affecting our holdings that day. Jon will only send out a Flash Alert when he believes there is crucial information you need to know or action you need to take. Jon will not send a Flash Alert for every news event affecting our stocks.Buy List
The Buy List contains all of Jon’s current recommendations. Here you can find current buy limits, targets and any other quick-reference information that will help you decide which recommendations fit your investment needs best.Jon will update the Buy List each time there is a new recommendation, a sale of a recommendation or an important update to any of our holdings. In general, in Strategic Advantage Jon aims for a one-year holding period with the hope that you will continue to profit for many years to come.
Website
The website provides subscribers with access to my Buy List and an archive of past Strategic Advantage issues and Daily Editions as well as the ability to look up stock quotes. The website will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
As you can see, Jon is committed to making sure that you always have all the information you need to make the best decisions regarding your investments. That’s why Strategic Advantage offers these valuable services to guide your investments in current money-making trends.
About Trader’s Advantage
Because trading stocks is a risky aspect to investing, Jon Markman created Trader’s Advantage to guide investors so that they avoid getting burned by trading in and out of the wrong stocks. In Trader’s Advantage, Jon uses technical tactics to identify the best “swing trade” opportunities so that investors can quickly take advantage of them and make a nice profit.
There are several valuable tools that are available to you as part of your Trader’s Advantage service that allow you to always have the guidance and confidence to make smart decisions about your investments. Here are the key features of Trader's Advantage:
Weekly Issue:
This is a weekly trading service, where Jon will use swing trading principles to capture profits in less than 90 days. In these weekly issues, he will identify beaten down stocks on the brink of reversal and powerful momentum stocks breaking out to new highs. He will also provide his long-, medium-, and short-term views of the market and how our holdings will be affected looking forward. In addition, Jon will list the indexes and exchange-traded funds that are seasonally strong or currently outperforming the S&P 500 so that you can maintain exposure to profitable sectors. Jon will also advise you as to which sectors to avoid. Each issue will be posted on his website after the market's close on Wednesday, and you will receive an email telling you when the new issue has been posted and available for you to read.Flash Alerts:
Flash Alerts are a very important part of your Trader's Advantage service. Many of our trades are designed to take advantage of fast-moving trends. Therefore, not all of Jon’s trading advice will happen every Wednesday. Occasionally, Jon will need to contact you in between weekly issues. When this need arises, Jon will send you an email containing all of the information you need to take advantage of that day's events. Flash Alerts will contain new buy recommendations, sell recommendations, hold information or any other important information affecting our holdings that day. Jon will only send out a Flash Alert when he believes there is crucial information that you need to know or action you need to take. Jon will not send a Flash Alert for every news event affecting our stocks.Buy List:
The Buy List contains all of Jon's current recommendations. Here you can find current buy limits, targets and any other quick-reference information that will help you decide which recommendations fit your investment needs best.Jon updates the Buy List each time there is a new recommendation, a sale of a recommendation or an important update to any of our holdings. Keep in mind that in Trader's Advantage,our holding period will be around a few days to a couple weeks or months. So Jon’s Buy List will offer his most up-to-date recommendations to profit within this time period, as well as information when it is time to sell these "swing trades."
Website:
The website provides subscribers with access to Jon’s portfolio, an archive of past Trader's Advantage issues and the ability to look up stock quotes. The website will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
As you can see, Jon is committed to providing you with the most up-to-date recommendations in stock trading. Through his Trader’s Advantage service, he will provide you with the information you need to take advantage of short-term trading opportunities.
