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John Paul Bott, II

John Bott – Chairman of the Board, Chief Economist
 
John Bott manages all types of accounts and portfolios, ranging from individual investment accounts to tax advantaged retirement plans, trusts for estate planning, and corporate financial management accounts.  Since 1975, Mr. Bott has dealt in municipal, treasury, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds. He has also dealt in commodities, futures, interest rate swaps and all types of mutual funds. For the past fifteen years, he has written “TrendTracker,” one of the top performing newsletters in the country, commenting on economic and financial issues.  John has been the portfolio manager of Parallax Capital Partners, LP, a hedge fund specializing in fixed income products, since 1998.  He has participated in programs for the Dallas Investors Forum, the Woodlands Investors Group, and currently presents monthly topics at the University of Houston to the Houston Investors Association.  John Bott takes the most pride in the fact that over the course of his career he has never had a single client complaint.

In addition to running his successful businesses, John is well known as a financial educator. In the fields of Finance, Business, and Economics he has taught on the adjunct faculty at the University of Houston Bauer College of Business for a number of years. John has made numerous appearances on Fox 26 News and KHOU Channel 11, offering Economic insight and investment ideas. John has presented investment and economic seminars for the Dallas Investors Forum, The Woodlands Investors Group, and the Houston Investors Association for whom he has presented a monthly
Special Interest Group at the University of Houston.

John hosted “Where Wall Street Meets Main Street” on Biz Radio 1320 AM show and was a guest host of “Streettalk Live” on KSEV 700 AM. John is currently a host on the Business 1110 AM Wall Street Radio Network show, “What’s Working Now.”

As an author, Mr. Bott has written “TrendTracker” an economic and investment newsletter since 1982. John is co-author of the fictional book “Bond Daddy” published in May 2010.

Mr. Bott’s community activities in Houston have included: Founder of the Northwest Coalition of Civic Organizations, Vice President Inwood Forest Civic Association, Executive Director of Playhouse 1960, Board Member of Starmakers of the Northwest, and coach for numerous youth sports and leagues around Houston. John was also on the Board of Directors for the Palisade
Palms.

An Alumnus of the University of Houston and Southwest Texas State University, Mr. Bott lives in Pearland with his wife Debra. They have 7 children, numerous grandchildren.

“I pride myself on not only having been and continuing to be a student of the business, but in learning every day to be a better broker for my client’s sake. My idea of the successful broker-client relationship is when the broker fully educates and the client fully understands the investment, whether or not the client ends up buying.”

John has a Series 7 (General Securities), Series 24 (Principal License), Series 63 (Blue Sky License), and Group 1 (Life & Health Insurance).