WADE DAWSON

• Portfolio Manager
• Worked for Michele Schneider, Head of Trading and Education with the idea to potentially expand her discretionary portfolio service to high-net-worth individuals and accredited investors seeking risk managed strategies and portfolio solutions.
• Developed rebalancing strategies to minimize risk exposures.
• Assisted in managing a discretionary trading portfolio service called "MMM Advantage" for premium customers and reported to the Director of Trading, Michele Schneider.
• Portfolio manager duties focused on collaborating on trade ideas, stock selection, trade execution, overall macro analysis, and ongoing risk management.
  • Generated new alpha investment ideas and tactical investment recommendations while monitoring existing positions. Responsible for global-macro strategy research covering asset classes and various geographies to produce macro-driven stock recommendations.
  • Posted a daily trading summary with stop changes, new buys and sells, updated the stock watchlist daily, support and resistance levels of key ETFs, moderated and led weekly trading webinars, wrote media talking points for the Director of Trading, and alerted members of trades in real time via email and SMS.
  • Created more than a dozen model portfolio fact sheets with a one-page disclaimer, graphs, risk statistics, benchmark comparisons, and model portfolio data as a Market Gauge Asset Management distribution resource.
  • Co-authored more than 60 articles and ghost-wrote more than 20 more articles for trading websites.
  
  Selected articles authored by Wade Dawson (by-line at top or near bottom)
  • "The Convergence of Market Headwinds and Mid-Term Elections," Stockcharts.com, Oct. 10, 2022
  • "What Investment Theme Will Lead the Market in 2023?" Stockcharts.com, Nov. 09, 2022
  • "Real Motion Trading: Forecasting Reversal Patterns," Traders Summit, Dec. 07, 2022
  • "The Battle Against Inflation May Have Only Begun," Traders Summit, Dec. 14, 2022
  • "Don't Miss Out on The Next Gold Rush,” Stockcharts.com, Dec. 20, 2022

• Worked with companies ranging from small companies to Fortune 500 companies developing fiduciary solutions to mitigate risk and improve the retirement outcomes of their employees
• Worked with employers, employees, and individuals mostly in the Greater DC area, advised several qualified retirement plans on fund selection, plan governance, and provided fiduciary oversight to ensure plan sponsors met all their plan responsibilities
• Consulted on and provided advice covering ERISA, 401(k), 403(b), 457, IRAs, Roth IRAs, non-qualified, and defined benefit plans
• Directly assisted two senior partners at WealthPath with enhancements to WealthPath's quantitative model-based portfolio construction investment process, discretionary portfolio decisions, and signal testing
• One of the five collective investment funds for institutional qualified plans offered:
• WealthPath Smart Risk Aggressive Fund 3rd ranked fund of 107 over 3 years
• Ranked 3rd of 107 funds over three years by Citywire Portfolio Manager Ratings
• MixedAssetsUSAllocation85%+Equity, Citywire Ratings (1/31/2020

• MarketGauge is based in Santa Fe and is an educational trading enterprise and financial publishing firm started 20 years ago by former commodity floor traders to teach investors effective trading strategies
• MarketGauge offers trading courses, proprietary software trading tools, market analytics, and a discretionary trading service.

• Market Gauge Asset Management LLC is an independent financial advisory based in Santa Fe
• Market Gauge works with individuals and plans to launch a turnkey asset management program for RIAs and family offices
• Assisted in managing a discretionary trading portfolio service called "MMM Advantage" for premium customers and reported to the Director of Trading, Michele Schneider
• Portfolio manager duties focused on collaborating on trade ideas, stock selection, trade execution, overall macro analysis, and ongoing risk management
• Generated new alpha investment ideas and tactical investment recommendations while monitoring existing positions
• Responsible for global-macro strategy research covering asset classes and various geographies to produce macro-driven stock recommendations
• Posted a daily trading summary with stop changes, new buys and sells, updated the stock watchlist daily, support and resistance levels of key ETFs, moderated and led weekly trading webinars, wrote media talking points for the Director of Trading, and alerted members of trades in real time via email and SMS
• Created more than a dozen model portfolio fact sheets with a one-page disclaimer, graphs, risk statistics, benchmark comparisons, and model portfolio data as a Market Gauge Asset Management distribution resource
• Co-authored more than 60 articles and ghost-wrote more than 20 more articles for trading websites
• Selected articles authored by Wade Dawson (by-line at top or near bottom)
• The Convergence of Market Headwinds and Mid-Term Elections," Stockcharts.com, Oct
• 10, 2022
• What Investment Theme Will Lead the Market in 2023?" Stockcharts.com, Nov
• 09, 2022
• Real Motion Trading: Forecasting Reversal Patterns," Traders Summit, Dec
• 07, 2022
• The Battle Against Inflation May Have Only Begun," Traders Summit, Dec
• 14, 2022
• Don't Miss Out on The Next Gold Rush,” Stockcharts.com, Dec
• 20, 2022

• Pensionmark is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, provides fiduciary solutions for retirement plans, has over 65 offices, and manages over 3,000 enterprise retirement plans
• The Pensionmark network collectively provides support for over $86 billion in advised assets.

• WealthPath Investment Advisors is an independent investment firm in Arkansas founded in 2011
• WealthPath provides external asset management to over a dozen RIAs, advises on retirement plans, and has approximately $437 million in assets under management
• WealthPath also offers five collective investment funds (CITs).

• A sole proprietorship no longer active which provided independent asset raising and fund introduction consulting services, specializing in high-quality thematic Asian hedge funds and bespoke private equity offerings.

• Independently raised capital for select hedge funds and niche private equity deals
• Connected accredited and institutional investors with a handful of unique investment opportunities
• A Singaporean-based asset manager with branch offices in Dubai and India
• With approximately $3 billion in assets under management, Lighthouse Canton provides families and institutions with niche private equity deals alongside public investments, including two signature hedge funds.

• Investor Relations and Business Development
• Involved in engaging, attracting, growing, and servicing a global network of institutional investors, focusing on family offices, multi-asset portfolio managers, pension fund managers, endowments, and sovereigns
• Assisted in growing assets under management in the firm’s niche strategies and developed a successful strategic acquisition plan to cultivate larger hedge fund allocations with a long-term focus
• Improved institutional client reporting and contact, customized monthly updates to prospective global clientele, improved factsheet reporting, and entirely changed due diligence site visits to India
• Set up meetings, conference calls, and created unique institutional events and distinct private presentations with the hedge fund manager of SageOne India, Samit Vartak and the LC Global Beacon Fund manager, Sunil Kalra
• Austen Morris Associates is a global private wealth management firm with approximately $1 billion in assets under advisement, 60 plus employees, offices in Asia and Africa, and clients in over 50 countries
• Selected past published work:
• Smart Car Plays," Forbes Africa, August 2015
• What is the Internet of Things?" Forbes Africa, May 2015
• Past articles, company events, press releases, and CSR initiatives I orchestrated at AMA:
• Wade Dawson, AMA website

• Headhunted directly by AMA to lead their Beijing operations.
• Customized ongoing quarterly client recommendations and continued portfolio model-related tasks during my tenure.
• While Beijing Branch Manager, our office avoided significant losses for clients during the Great Financial Crisis by allocating into defensive model portfolios in late January 2007.
• I was instrumental in the opening of the South Africa operations. I convinced the firm to open offices in South Africa with a sound business plan..
• As Africa Regional Manager, I oversaw the Johannesburg and Cape Town advisory offices and all business development in Sub Sahara Africa.
• Cultivated a high level of staff loyalty and team culture in Africa. Directed a smooth management transition in South Africa in June 2016 when I relocated with my family to Singapore.
• In my role, served as a panelist, delivered numerous investment presentations, provided multiple media interviews, and authored dozens of investment articles for newsletters, websites, and magazines.

• Headhunted directly by AMA to lead their Beijing operations
• Customized ongoing quarterly client recommendations and continued portfolio model-related tasks during my tenure
• While Beijing Branch Manager, our office avoided significant losses for clients during the Great Financial Crisis by allocating into defensive model portfolios in late January 2007
• I was instrumental in the opening of the South Africa operations
• I convinced the firm to open offices in South Africa with a sound business plan.
• As Africa Regional Manager, I oversaw the Johannesburg and Cape Town advisory offices and all business development in Sub Sahara Africa
• Cultivated a high level of staff loyalty and team culture in Africa
• Directed a smooth management transition in South Africa in June 2016 when I relocated with my family to Singapore
• In my role, served as a panelist, delivered numerous investment presentations, provided multiple media interviews, and authored dozens of investment articles for newsletters, websites, and magazines.

• Promoted to their Beijing office from Shanghai, became Beijing branch manager and managed a small team of financial consultants advising on investments and corporate advisory services.

• Taught (I.B.) Economics to high school students for the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

• Worked directly for the President, examined FDI opportunities in emerging markets, coordinated extensive data analysis, and designed a web-based business intelligence system.

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