GABRIEL B. WISDOM, Founder and Managing Director.  Gabriel is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of American Money Management, LLC.  He is also the President of AMM Funds, which includes two publicly traded no-load mutual funds.  Gabe has over 25 years experience in the securities industry, having served as the Senior Vice President of two NYSE member firms. Gabe’s views regarding business, investments and markets are regularly broadcast on the radio.  He has a Masters degree in Business Administration and is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School in Boston (OPM 26).  He has served on the advisory boards of the San Diego Treasurer/Tax Collector and the Harvard Business School Alumni Club.  Gabe is a Forbes.com contributor and the author of "Wisdom on Value Investing".  His book has been translated into Chinese and, by agreement with US Publisher John Wiley & Sons, is being distributed by China's government-owned China Citic Press.

    MICHAEL J. MOORE, Chief Investment Officer.  Mike earned his BS in Finance from Boston College.  Since joining American Money Management, LLC in 2001, Mike has worked to develop an active value investment strategy that seeks to find high quality businesses at attractive prices.  Along with Gabriel, he is also co-manager of the Fallen Angels Value and Income Funds.  As a  partner of the firm, Mike provides research and analysis to support the investment process and chairs the Investment Committee.  Additionally, he oversees trading and asset allocation decisions for retirement and individual portfolios.  He is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of San Diego and Mensa International.

   BRUCE A. SPEAR (April 1943-June 2005) was a Founder and Managing Director of American Money Management, LLC.  Bruce practiced securities and corporate law for 30 years, including service as a trial attorney with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.  Bruce drafted AMM’s Code of Ethics which will continue to guide our firm in the future.

Our Staff

    JIM RHODES, CFA, Executive Director and Portfolio Manager. Jim has an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.  He founded Rhodes Investment Advisory in 1996, which merged with American Money Management in 2006.  He was previously a Senior Vice President of a $2.5 billion family of mutual funds.  In 1991, Jim was recognized by the industry trade magazine Investing as one of the top 25 retirement fund officers in the country.  He has published numerous articles on investments including, "Is Gold an Institutional Investment?", "To Hedge or Not to Hedge?" (currency risk), and "Setting Performance Goals in a Generally Efficient Market".  He currently serves on the Imperial County Retirement Board.

   GLENN BUSCH, Portfolio Manager.  Glenn graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a BS in Animal Physiology & Neuroscience and a Masters in Educational Sciences.  He serves on the firm's investment committee and is the lead manager for a public mutual fund, The Fallen Angels Income Fund.  Glenn is also editor of the popular business/finance blog ValueInvestingCenter.com.  A former All-American Water Polo player at UCSD, Glenn enjoys coaching and mentoring collegiate level water polo players in his spare time.

    ADELE CANETTI, Portfolio Manager.  Adele earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in Boston and graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA with a BA in History.  She has been a successful business owner/operator and a Financial Adviser for Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.  As a member of the investment committee, Adele provides research and analysis of current and potential investments and also performs trades to support the investment process.  She also serves on the board of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Orange County.

    ROBERT FRAZIER, President of AMM Financial Planning Group.  Bob earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of California at San Diego in 1979.  After graduating from UCSD, Bob worked as a Financial Analyst with General Dynamics. He then went on to work with the San Diego County Credit Union Member Services as an Investment Adviser.   Bob has dedicated his career to helping clients achieve their objectives of early retirement or financial independence.  He served as President and Founder of his own Registered Investment Advisory firm in 1995 until it was acquired in 2004. Bob's clients range from individual investors to private businesses. He has assisted attorneys and accountants in qualified retirement investments and estate planning strategies

    JOHN NYARADI, Investment Advisor. As a career captain for a major airline, John began pursuing his investing passion in between flights to many of the world's major international destinations.  His articles about investing appear regularly online in MarketWatch,Yahoo Finance, Fidelity, Seeking Alpha, and on his own website "Wall Street Sector Selector".  John's book Super Sectors was ranked one of the top investment books of 2011. 

   JOHN TURNER, Investment Advisor. With over 17 years of industry experience, John serves AMM clients in the Midwest.  As a Retirement Plan Specialist, he has managed or been responsible for over $360 million in individual client assets and small business plans.  John is an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS) from the College of Financial Planning as well as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) candidate enrolled through the University of Alabama.  Previously, John was a Portfolio Consultant for Charles Schwab Private Client Services and served as a Financial Advisor for Prudential Securities.

   BRYAN CASE, Investment Advisor. Bryan is an investment advisor representative formerly with Merrill Lynch. Bryan is FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 registered. Bryan has also been the COO of an import/export business, consultant, M&A advisor, and served in marketing and sales management positions with both public and private companies. He also has been involved in business and real estate development representing both buyers, sellers and developers in projects with aggregate value in excess of $100 million. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Finance from Brigham Young University.

    VICKI OHARA, Operations Manager.  Vicki earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of California at San Diego.  She has several years experience in the brokerage industry beginning her career at Jack White & Co. which later became TD Waterhouse.  After receiving her Series 7 license, Vicki became a project manager and internal business liaison for the New Business Integration team helping to convert new, high profile advisors to the TD Waterhouse platform. 

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