Founder/ Managing Director @ As the founder and managing director of the Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association, David acts as an advocate for the hedge fund and alternative investment community in Palm Beach County and South Florida.
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association exists to fill a very real need in the rapidly growing financial community of Palm Beach County and South Florida. The need is to bring together hedge fund and financial professionals into a unified group.
Our goals also include educating the public in regards to the positive attributes hedge funds and other alternative investment firms bring to the region.
The Association serves this purpose by hosting a variety of networking events across South Florida and Palm Beach County, presenting seminars and other educational events on all facets of the financial world, as well as provide opportunities for entertainment and deal-making among our members and guests. From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Investment Research / Marketing @ We are a boutique investment/marketing firm that specializes in locating high alpha producing, niche investment opportunities for our stable of ultra high net worth individuals and family offices. From January 2010 to Present (6 years) Specialized Financial Writing @ Published on or by the following sources, among others. Not to mention various ghost writing gigs, book endorsements and a tome in the works.
AOL Daily Finance, Street Authority, Trading Markets, CG3, MSN Money, Imagitas, Nasdaq, Idealaunch, Kevin Trudeau Radio Show, San Francisco Chronicle, Yourika.com, Trendfollowing, Wharton Finance Club, InvestTalk, Wall Street Secrets, Democratic Underground, Capital Management Services Group, My Move (Pitney Bowes), Yahoo Finance, Financial Edge, Investopedia,Beacon Equity Research, Tickerspy,Daily Speculations, The FX Markets, Seeking Alpha, Top Stock Picks, Energy Investment Fund, Equity Buy Out, Direxion Funds From January 2010 to Present (6 years) Partner @ Adria specializes in unique commercial real estate situations. Working directly with famed philanthropist and investor Dr. Zell Kravinsky and Dr. Barry Brian affords Adria with a strong pipeline of otherwise inaccessible opportunities for ultra high net worth clientele and institutions. From April 2008 to Present (7 years 9 months) Editor, Executive Producer of Realworldtrading.com, Thefxmarkets.com @ I held the positions of stock editor/writer, executive producer of Realworldtrading.com and Thefxmarkets.com for The Connors Group; an active web based financial educational publisher and content provider for Yahoo Finance. This position was leveraged to gain access and introductions to many of the financial world’s top talent. During this time, I conducted and published a series of over 80 interviews with top financial minds, mavericks, traders, academics, hedge fund managers, and economists that have gained worldwide acclaim being distributed on a multitude of channels and translated into several languages. My news and views are currently published several times daily on Yahoo Finance, Tradingmarkets.com as well as an assortment of other financial web properties.
Tradingmarkets, founded in 1998 by a group of professional traders led by Larry Connors, along with industry leaders -- including Kevin Haggerty, former head of trading for Fidelity Capital Markets, is dedicated to applying the power of quantitative analysis to financial market trading data in order to understand how markets really work. We apply the findings of our research to build statistically validated trading methodologies and systems that can be used by institutional and individual investors to make their trading decisions. From 2004 to May 2010 (6 years) VP Business Development @ Eagle’s View is a midtown Manhattan, 5th ave based Niche Multi Strategy Fund of Funds and provides unique hedge fund advisory services to ultra high net worth family offices and individuals. It was here, under the tutelege of the CIO who is arguably the world's best investor in niche hedge fund strategies, that I learned the fund business from the ground up. Highlights include sourcing unique opportunities and raising funds into the 8 figures. From January 2006 to January 2010 (4 years 1 month) Option Arbitrage Trader @ Managed inter-exchange derivative arbitrage strategies From January 2002 to April 2003 (1 year 4 months) Daily Commentator--E*TRADE On Air @ Creative team member and daily stock commentator for world's first broker owned media company with host's Jon Hoenig and Kate Bohner. Radio show syndicated via CBS-Infinity in major markets, then the tech crash and we all know what happened! This was a blast of a position, too bad it was short lived!! From June 1998 to April 2000 (1 year 11 months)
BS/BA, Business/ Economics @ Geneva college From 1983 to 1987 CLA, Law @ Duquesne University School of Law Dave Goodboy is skilled in: Derivatives, Asset Managment, Equities, Trading Systems, Securities, FX Options, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Emerging Markets, Capital Markets, Fund Of Funds, Equity Research, Options, Risk Management