I began my working career in the 1970s at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center working on the Space Shuttle (STS)1
development project. Over a 25 year career I had the privilege of
contributing to and managing a variety of challenging space projects
associated with Space Shuttle, International Space Station (ISS)2,
and a wide variety of both commercial and military satellites. My
college training in computer engineering and engineering management
helped prepare me for work in fault-tolerant systems engineering. Our
credo in this profession was succinctly expressed by an acquaintence at
Johnson Space Center as, "Failure is
Not an Option" 3. Another edict we embraced in our
work was the idea that what we designed was Mission Critical. 
During this career I applied the techniques I had learned
to develop
investment and trading systems, with an emphasis on risk management.
After early retirement, I founded a stock selection subscription
service and a regulated commodity trading advisor (CTA) firm that
specialized in energy strategies at the New York Mercantile Exchange
and algorithmic strategies in the foreign currency markets.
Since the ARPANET4 project led to the invention of the global internet, the world has become much more interconnected. Changing economic cycles, weather patterns, population rates, government policies, demographic shifts, foreign currency exchange rates, and the proliferation of technology are all intertwined in their effects on global markets. This increasingly complex investment environment creates many potential opportunities for profit and loss. Individual and institutional investors are inundated 24/7 with these opportunities via TV, radio, computer and their handy smart phones. Sometimes more information is not better. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) 5 and Six Sigma 6 are engineering techniques that may help isolate the underlying factors that are important for investment decisions.
I started Global Capital Group because I strongly believe that the
investment industry needs educated, trained, experienced professionals
who can guide, service and advise investors on the wide variety of
investment options across the diverse asset classes available in
today's markets. Each asset class has advantages and disadvantages
compared to the others. Each has its own unique strengths and
weaknesses, and underlying drivers of price change. Hundreds of
strategies are available, offered by regulated money managers, that
have the potential to profit in up, down and even sideways markets. The
goal of portfolio construction should be to ensure there are no
single-point failures and that the risks of the investments are
different, creating non-correlated assets to reduce risk while
achieving the client's investment goals. We will educate you as to what
each asset class and strategy may contribute to your overall portfolio.
We consider your investment portfolio to be Mission Critical to your retirement
goals, and will approach the problem with a custom solution to meet
your needs, educating you along the way.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me directly to
inquire in more detail about our approach. We look forward to assisting
you in meeting your financial goals.
Sincerely,
David Johnson, President
Global Capital Group LLC
Phone: (727) 858-7800
NFA ID: 0423918
CRD #109621
1Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program
2Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
3Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kranz
4Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
5Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cause_analysis
6Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Sigma
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