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Prudence

November 22, 2023

I have never been more profoundly grateful than I am this Thanksgiving 2023.  I wish you the season’s blessings, and gratefulness. Prudence doesn’t hurt either. ...

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Aggieland and Markets

November 15, 2023

One time in your life, attend a Texas A&M Aggies football game.  There’s a lesson.  The lesson isn’t that it’s pretty great to get fired...

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Half Pennies

November 8, 2023

It’s November and I’m in jeans and flip-flops as I was in Denver in July. It’s 75 degrees. But in Aspen last week for a...

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What We’ve Learned

October 27, 2023

  There are 1,500 companies reporting results this week, a flood of earnings releases all seeking to differentiate a story, a company. At the same...

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Just Short It

October 18, 2023

Remember the movie Wag the Dog?  Barry Levinson directs, David Mamet (a genius) writes, Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman act.  It’s about creating a distraction....

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Me and Mr. Jones

October 11, 2023

Would one expect stocks to rise and oil to fall amidst a declared war in the Mideast? Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to...

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Synthetics

October 4, 2023

Former SEC chair Mary Jo White once said in a speech, “The stock market exists for investors and issuers, and their interests must be paramount.”...

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Disconnect

September 27, 2023

Why is there a 100% spread between SPY and stocks? SPY is the State Street S&P Depository Receipt, called a “spider” for the acronym SPDR,...

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Tim Quast

Founder, President & CEO
NIRI Fellow and former board member, former investor relations officer, thought leader and frequent commentator in press and TV, expert on equity market structure.
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SVP – Chief Financial Officer
Former investor relations officer with IPO and energy industry experience, 14 years with ModernIR, 20-year NIRI member.
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VP – Head of Client Services
20 years institutional sales and trading experience, 11 years with ModernIR, NIRI member, masters in economics, USC.
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Director – Client Services
10 years buy-side trading experience, 8 years with ModernIR, NIRI member.
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Director – Client Services
25 years as an investor relations officer, 6 years with ModernIR, 30-year NIRI member.
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Lead Data Engineer
5 years data science experience with ModernIR, B.S. in Mathematics.
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Founder, President & CEO
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SVP – Chief Financial Officer
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Brian Leite
VP – Head of Client Services
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Director – Client Services
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