Sharing with savvy investors a world of financial investment opportunities

Sandy Franks serves as Insiders Strategy Group's Executive Director. Sandy has nearly 20 years of publishing experience, and her background encompasses a variety of fields including financial, health and business.

She has worked alongside some of the country's best-selling authors, such as Michael Masterson, personal wealth coach and best-selling author; Addison Wiggin, co-author of the best-selling book, Empire of Debt; Larry Crane, advertising genius and creator of The Abundance Course; and William Bonner, president of Agora Publishing, one of the country's largest newsletter publishers. Most recently, Sandy co-authored two books with Sara Nunnally called, Barbarians of Wealth and Barbarians of Oil.

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Uncovering market-moving events and turning them into gains

Andrew Snyder is the Editorial Director of Insiders Strategy Group and Editor of Unconventional Wealth. Andy entered the world of finance as an advisor working with one of the nation's largest investment firms. He specialized in handling the vast portfolios of wealthy clients, where he excelled at making them even wealthier. In the years since getting on the inside of the industry Andy, earned his MBA, published an award-winning book and has been published in numerous publications -- with over 1,500 articles and columns in his name. He has also appeared on Fox News and other media outlets.

With his background in research combined with his hedge fund-style education and knowledge of the market, Andy is acclaimed for his no-nonsense style of writing and his sharp, deep-thinking analysis. His goal is to use his knack for Wall Street research and analysis to lead his readers to little-known profit opportunities.

Andy's readers have described him as unshakeable, suspiciously knowledgeable and just a bit nutty; these qualities have led him to uncover market-moving events and turn them into reliable, double- and triple-digit gains.

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The hottest market information for "new growth" stocks and options

Zach Scheidt is the Editor of Hedge Fund Strategist and Velocity Trader, two of Insiders Strategy Group's financial research investment newsletters. Zach's experience as a hedge fund manager has given him the skills to manage sizeable investments of a number of private investment partners and develop advanced investment strategies to make the highest returns possible.

For Hedge Fund Strategist, Zach draws from his years of financial expertise as a hedge fund manager, looking for unique trading opportunities. Instead of betting on an individual stock to fall, Zach bets on a sector of the market to fall, making money when it does. For Velocity Trader, Zach carefully scans thousands of stocks, looking for companies that have the potential to make huge stock price moves. He then uses option trading strategies to identify short-term investment opportunities for significant gains.

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Uncovering the lucrative world of international investing

Sara is editor of ISG's Macro Trader. As Senior Research Director and global correspondent, Sara Nunnally's diverse resume includes studies in art history, computer science and financial research. She has appeared on news media such as Forbes on Fox, Fox News Live, and CNBC's Squawk Box, as well as numerous radio shows around the country. Most recently, Sara co-authored two books with Sandy Franks called, Barbarians of Wealth and Barbarians of Oil.

As Senior Research Director, global correspondent and co-editor of ISG's Macro Trader, Sara has traveled all over the world in search of the best investment opportunities to recommend to her readers, be they in developed economies like France and Italy, in emerging markets like the Czech Republic and Poland, or in frontier terrain like Vietnam and Morocco. Her unique "holistic" approach of boots-on-the-ground research has given her an edge in today's financial marketplace as she searches for the next investment opportunities in hot sectors like alternative energy, currency markets and commodities.

• Meet Senior Research Director and Global Correspondent Sara Nunnally
• Learn more about ISG's Macro Trader
• Learn about Barbarians of Wealth
• Learn about Barbarians of Oil
• Read articles by Sara Nunnally

Teaching the public to successfully trade and invest while keeping risk low

Jared Levy is Editor of Option Strategies Weekly, our options trading research service. His passion is teaching the public how to successfully trade and invest while keeping risk low.

Jared has spent the past 15 years of his career in the finance and options industry, working as a retail money manager, a floor specialist for Fortune 1000 companies, and most recently a senior derivatives strategist. He was one of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's youngest-ever members to become a market maker on three major U.S. exchanges.

He has been featured in several industry publications and won an Emmy for his daily video "Trader Cast." Jared serves as a CNBC Fast Money contributor and has appeared on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNN Radio, Wall Street Journal radio and is regularly quoted by Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and Yahoo! Finance, among other publications.

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Capitalizing on statistical modeling investment strategies and high-growth-oriented stocks

Ryan Cole is the editor of Small Cap Insider, a premium investment market service for investors interested in dynamic small-cap stocks. Drawing from his years of study and statistical modeling, Ryan looks for stocks with bright futures based on value, formulated from his understanding of market models and extensive research.

Ryan attended the University of Pennsylvania where he established valuable business connections. With living more than a decade abroad, Ryan shares a very global perspective with his readers. During the 2008 crash, when the rest of the world was losing its shirt, Ryan doubled his income. When everyone else was begging for employment, Ryan was turning down sweetheart job offers, preferring to keep his connections -- and wealth-building skills -- to himself. Inside the pages of Small Cap Insider readers capitalize on his insight.

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