Bobby Straus, CFA®, CMT®, MBA is the Chief Investment Officer and Director at Focused Alpha. Bobby has spent more than thirty years working in the financial markets as a professional money manager, investment advisor and trader. Along the way, he has made appearances on CNBC and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron’s, and Fortune Magazine. Bobby has been a speaker in the finance industry for many years educating and informing investors on a variety of financial markets topics. Bobby has earned a BA in journalism from New York University and an MBA from the University of Denver, Daniel’s College of Business. He lives in Colorado with his wife, son, and their canine comedian, Jasper.