Stupid people, and smart people, who consistently do stupid things, ultimately lose money in the market.
After playing this game for decades we have plenty of hard-earned experience that has, at times, catapulted us to the top echelon of the Dumb Mistake Club. It’s precisely that experience we share with our Members each and every day so they can avoid mistakes others don't see coming. The trader who commits the fewest conceptual errors takes away the most profit from this game.
Our Members pay us a serious amount of money to help them understand the critical economic relationships that drive money flow ... so they can pull real money out of the currency markets over time. For those who don’t even care about “critical economic relationships” and just want trading ides that win -- fine by us! That is part of our job.
Notice the caveat: "pull money out ... over time." We won’t help you win every day. In fact, we may not help you win every week or every month. That’s trading. It’s a probability bet. You inch the odds of success in your favor by doing your homework and being disciplined. Our bet is we can help you win consistently over time. If we didn’t believe that, we wouldn’t be doing this to begin with.
Jack Crooks
President, Chief Trading Officer
Jack has over 20 years experience in the currency, equity, and futures arena. He is an investment advisor who has held key positions in brokerage, money management, trading, and research.
Jack is founder and president of Black Swan Capital LLC. He was also founder of Ross International Asset Management (specializing in global stock, bond, and currency asset management for retail clients) and General Manager of Plexus Trading (specializing in currency futures and commodities trading).
Prior to entering the investment arena, Jack worked in various corporate finance positions. He has written extensively on the subject of global currencies and international economics.
David Newman
Director of Sales & Marketing
David is a former managing partner of Choice Investments, and he was a financial advisor for American Express. In addition, David has served as the Director of Sales & Development and market analyst for several major publishing companies in the southeastern United States.
He has more than 20 years of experience helping investors achieve their long-term asset protection and investment goals.
John Ross Crooks, III
Director of Research
Before coming to work exclusively at Black Swan Capital, JR also held positions as research analyst with two major financial newsletter houses in South Florida, where he notched time following the precious metals and commodities markets. After that his research and writing became geared towards identifying global capital flow between financial markets, specifically its influence on foreign exchange rates.