Over the last 25 years, I had built 3 successful companies as an investment manager and real estate investor.I was tired. I was burned out.I helped many people and businesses in all walks of life realize game changing growth in their investment portfolios and net worth.I'm proud of that. But I needed change.I started my last company at age 34, vowed I would sell that company by the time I was 50 years old. My timing was off.... I closed the deal at age 51.During Covid I had a few ideas that were new and different.So, I went to a bootcamp for 6 months to learn how to do Python coding. (I needed to understand what the youngsters were learning). Now my mission is to inspire and have some significance. My light bulb moment came when I realized I could finally take all my skills and pour them into something special to help bring people together. Plenty of folks wish they knew more about a subject if they just had the time to learn it. Plenty wish they could have fun again like they did when they were a kid. While those two concepts may seem mutually exclusive...well, in my world they are not.The truth is there is no reason that anyone can't learn about anything, no matter how complex. And, there is no reason we cannot all have pure unadulterated fun, even as grownups. In fact, we need more of that in this world!My mission is to give people the right tools to have unbiased information and answers quickly, detailed, and at their fingertips in a few different parts of life.I call it the democratization of research and information.My Background:→ A competitive tennis player since youth through college.→ Started as an equity analyst on the sell side, and a WSJ “All Star” Analyst for stock picking→ On CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Fox News many times over the years.→ Founder of two previous RIAs and a multi-family real estate asset management firm.→ The author of "Don't Buy the Bull", which I wrote after the 2008 financial crisis.→ Learned Python coding, machine learning, AI, and blockchain in a bootcamp →Founder, Firsthand Research and Consulting to develop mobile apps in the sports, finance, and legal industries, both B2C and B2B.→ Currently learning Swift If you want to check out more about Firsthand Research's FIRST mobile app:→ GO HERE: https://www.pickleball-e-referee.com If you want to sign up for our next mobile app releases within the Ruley ecosystem:→ GO HERE: https://www.ruley.aiFB: @ruleyerefereepickleballeditionYouTube: @cassandratoroian72Insta: @ruley_ereferee_pickleball