Bull Market? Bear Market? Who Cares?

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March 5, 2004 -- Wouldn't it be great if your investment result didn't depend on the market always going up? What if you actually owned an investment that could make money in bear markets too?

An innovative investment firm holds the key to a strategy that has no bias towards the direction of the market. In fact, their best year came during the horrific market decline in 2002. While the leading indexes experienced double-digit losses, they yielded close to triple-digit gains. Meet BrainTrader Investments.

BrainTrader Investments (www.braintrader.com) is a Boston-area Registered Investment Advisor who caters to individual investors and institutions who recognize the value of having their money actively managed. They're a newer firm, but their technology is far superior to that of most old-school Wall Street brokerages, and it is the product of over ten years of research and development by BrainTrader co-founder, Joseph S. Zirilli. Although they're only in their third year of trading for outside investors, people are beginning to take notice, and have already committed millions in assets into the BrainTrader strategy.

The BrainTrader system is powered by a fascinating branch of computer programming known as Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). ANNs are very complicated and mathematical in nature, but the basic concept is to emulate the working of the brain in order to have the computer learn from its environment.

Through active account management, BrainTrader can make nimble investment decisions based on how the current markets are behaving. They currently use ProFunds no-load mutual funds to implement their strategies.

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the artificial intelligence-based system is that it is capable of making money on both sides of the market – whether it's going up, or down. Traditional mutual funds tend to be slow to react to changing market conditions due to the overwhelming size of the funds, legal limitations, and because they typically follow a long-term buy-and-hold strategy.

At BrainTrader Investments they monitor their clients' accounts on a daily basis and have the ability to move assets quickly in order to take advantage of short-term market trends when necessary. However, these strategies require a high level of patience, discipline, and risk tolerance to be effective. BrainTrader's President, Michael P. Dolan, cautions that these strategies are not suitable for all investors, and they should only be considered for a fraction of an investment portfolio.

So what's the catch? While their past results have been nothing short of impressive, one must also note that they endured significant volatility to do so. Their best month produced an astounding 41% return, but, just three months prior they were slapped with a 20% loss! This is not something most investors are emotionally capable of enduring, and one must be very committed to the strategy once they invest.

So, if you're the type of investor who gets nervous easily and tends to shy away from volatility, stay far away. But, if you can handle the ups and downs, and you are looking to supplement your portfolio, then you might want to check out BrainTrader.


More information on BrainTrader Investments and their strategies can be found by visiting their website, www.braintrader.com.



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