STEPHEN BICK, CFA, CMA, CIRA

Mr. Bick is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cottingham Management Company, LLC a San Diego based financial services company where he operates as Portfolio Manager of Cottingham Development Fund, LLC a private equity fund and Educate America Fixed Rate Deposits, LLC a company that specializes in collateral debt obligations (CDO’s). In addition he manages a fund of funds, Cottingham International Investment Company, LLC.

During his 25 year career Mr. Bick has traded stocks, futures, commodities and bonds; analyzed private and public equity business valuations, commercial litigation and bankruptcy; and served as a turnaround strategist, performing business valuations, analyzing risk in energy trading and developing reorganization strategies for multi-billion dollar companies.   Mr. Bick also has managed a $500 million bond fund in London, founded a construction company and returned two others to profitability.

Mr. Bick has been quoted in the San Diego Union Tribune, and has written articles for the Association for Corporate Growth. He has lectured on business valuations, accounting and equities at the University of California San Diego Extension program and on equity investments and alternative and international investment strategies for Allen Resources in Providence, Rhode Island. He was inducted into the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals in February 2004.

He lives by the mantra of “Mitigate Risk and Maximize Returns” and can be followed on his blog at www.cottinghamstockseries.blogspot.com.