Dean Lundell
Mr. Lundell is former Vice President at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, a Principal of a regional investment bank, an independent
futures and options trader and a licensed Commodity Trading Advisor.
He is the author of Sun Tzu’s Art of War for Traders and Investors, published by McGraw-Hill as well as Sun Tzu’s Art of War for Savvy Investors and Sun Tzu’s Art of War for Managing Your Career. Mr. Lundell has written material on Large Corporate & Investment Banking, Interest Rate Swaps & Foreign Exchange and the Fixed-Income Markets for the consulting firm Greenwich Associates, Primers for Corporate and Investment Banking and The Interest rate, Fixed-Income and Foreign Markets, first and second editions of How to Become a CTA for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) and articles for several financial magazines. Mr. Lundell also has written market commentaries for the Investopedia.com division of Forbes Media and currently is a contributing writer for Suite 101.com. The most recent publications Mr. Lundell has written are Limit Up, a work of fiction and The Long and Short of it, a non-fiction work on the business reasons behind market valuations of competing companies in the same business.
Prior to his career on Wall Street, Mr. Lundell served with a sub-unit of the 82nd Airborne Division in Vietnam.
Latest Articles
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Stockholders vs. Stakeholders
Are the best interests of shareholders and employees opposed? Your job or career is the biggest investment you will ever make; a lesson in management.
Jul 18, 2011
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Investor Education is a Good Thing
The market for any business or product is a zero sum game. When it comes to dealing with Wall Street, a little education goes a log way.
Jul 17, 2011
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Interest Rates are Headed – Where?
The direction of interest rates on government bonds and all other types of debt over the prior two years have gone in opposite directions. Are you ready to commit?
Jun 3, 2009
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Market Trends: Volume in FOREX booms
Corporate and financial institutions have more than made up for the sharp cutback in FX trading by hedge funds, causing overall volume to climb 15% to record levels.
May 3, 2009
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Retirement Plans Under Fire
Companies no sooner succeeded in getting their employees to regularly invest in their defined contribution plans, when market promptly tanked. Is it time to reallocate?
Apr 30, 2009
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Market Trends in Futures and Options
Volatility in the markets has affected both structured derivatives along with futures and options. What lessons can the individual investor learn from the major players?
Apr 26, 2009
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Update on E-Trading and Volatility
Although the past five years have seen dramatic increases the volume of electronic trading, this past year saw a reversal in the trend due to market volatility
Apr 12, 2009
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Mortgage Market Madness
Everyone has played a part in our current financial crisis and we all have been reminded that leverage works both ways.
Apr 11, 2009
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A Closer Look at Hedge Funds
Hedge fund returns for 2008 were the most abysmal on record with double-digit losses and huge redemptions. Institutions are focusing on the basic reasons to own them.
Mar 8, 2009
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Focus on Investing Fundamentals
With the state of flux the global markets are in, perhaps it's time to revisit the reasons you invest in the first place and re-focus on your objectives.
Mar 1, 2009
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