Monday, July 23, 2007

Retire Young Retire Rich - 30 Under 30 – David Wertentheil

David Wertentheil, Carlin Financial, New York
Age: 27
Trades: Event-driven equity, spreads


If you think that managerial positions are not meant for young people, you’ve got to change your mind. Here’s what David Wertentheil says:


“When you’re helping people make money, they don’t really care how old you are”.

To continue with the retire young and retire rich series, I am going to introduce David Wertentheil. At the age of 27, he is the Head of Trading at Carlin Financial in New York.

David not only manages complex equity trades for a wide range of institutional investors, he oversees a team of more than 12 – many older than he is. Do they mind being managed by a 27-year-old? “Not really,” David says. “When you’re helping people make money, they don’t really care how old you are”.

Test of your investment knowledge:

Nearly half of the 30 Under 30 in the world of financial trading come from alternative investments firms. Do you know what is alternative investment?

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