Meet Tom Dorsey - The Investment Visionary

Tom is just one of the great people you'll have the opportunity of meeting this Monday at the Lessons For Leaders Forum!

Tom Dorsey began his financial career as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith in 1974 and then was offered the opportunity to manage the Options Strategy Department at Wheat, First Securities. In January 1987, he left Wheat, First Securities to start Dorsey, Wright & Associates as an outsourced Options Strategy firm. After the crash, Dorsey realized that the Options business would never be the same. He changed the company’s focus from an options strategy firm to an equity research company, primarily because any option strategy first begins with researching the underlying stock. Today the company employees 16 people with clients spanning the globe in addition to managing over $700 million in assets through Separately Managed Accounts, Annuities, Mutual Funds, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Mr. Dorsey has 34 years of experience in the financial services business and is the author of numerous books on the Point & Figure methodology as well as motivational books. Mr. Dorsey is an award winning speaker having taught the Point & Figure methodology throughout the world.

Education: Virginia Commonwealth University BS Business Administration,

BS Economics

Books: Point & Figure Charting - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions

Tom Dorsey’s Trading Tips: A Playbook for Stock Market Success

Thriving As a Stockbroker in the 21st Century

Commodity Strategies: High Profit Techniques for Investors & Traders

Keep Pedaling Zen Farmer

Finding Religion Among the Rapids

Articles: Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fortune, Bloomberg Personal,

Futures Magazine, Technical Analysis of Stocks &

Commodities, Japanese Futures Magazine and others.

Media: Formerly a regular monthly guest on Fox News Cavuto for

Business and Bulls & Bears; Bloomberg Television & Radio; CNBC - various shows; DWA now produces its own media presentations and weekly podcasts with a new feature Daily Minute Webcasts.

Awards: Awarded “Distinguished Speaker Award,” Wharton School of Finance Securities Industry Association.

Alumni of the Year 2000, Virginia Commonwealth University

Citizens Community Award from Governor Charles Robb

Runner-up Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 1999

Runner-up Best Small Business of Richmond, VA 2000

Accomplishments:

AAU Former World Record Holder in Power Lifting (50 - 55 age group)

American Record Holder in Power Lifting (50 - 55 age group); All State Records in age group

FAA licensed Hot Air Balloon Pilot

2nd Annual Lessons For Leaders Forum - Vision

Virginia Commonwealth University Presents:

The 2nd Annual Lessons From Leaders Forum

“Vision: Imagination Drives Intelligence, Innovation, and Industry”  

Monday, April 4th, 2011

5:30 - 7:30 pm

VCU Student Commons - Commonwealth Ballrooms A&B

 (907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, Virginia 23284)

Welcoming Reception with Food & Refreshments

Open to All at No Charge

 The 2^nd Annual Lessons from Leaders Forum, put together by VCU’s top student organizations, faculty, and staff, will allow area employers, friends, & alumni to network with talented students and explore the topic of vision and leadership from four individuals who exemplify these characteristics in their professional as well as personal lives.

This year‘s forum topic will be “Vision: Imagination Drives Intelligence, Innovation, and Industry”  

In a period marked with much turmoil your best strategy is to stick with what you believe in – your vision. Four distinguished business and community leaders will share how their faith in their vision impacted their professional as well as personal lives and led them to their ultimate success.

This year’s panelists are:

Tom J. Dorsey – Founder & President of Dorsey Wright & Associates

Bob Kelley – Founder & President of Pure Culture Consulting + Mediapond, Previous Senior Vice President of Operations at Ukrops

Christy Cottrell – Founder & President of Retail Data LLC

Charles Dankwah – Founder & President of Hawknad Manufacturing Industries

Moderated by yours truly - David Stirrup of Mutual of Omaha!

 To RSVP, please register at: http://www.leaderssociety.org/lflf-registration

For Students, please RSVP at: http://www.leaderssociety.org/lflf-student-registration

November's Society's Assembly - Chasing Your Dreams

During Our November Society's Assembly we had the honorable Mr. Tom Dorsey of Dorsey, Wright & Associates come speak to us about chasing and attaining your dreams. He began with his story, sharing with us his many challenges and tribulations growing up; out of this it was clear to see what it took to ultimately reach one's desired destination: belief, purpose, and perseverance. His greatest advice to us was that you must have a vision, which you wholeheartedly believe in, if you have a vision and consistently work towards it everything else will fall into place. This advice was backed by the fact that he admitted at DWA they do not create 'game plans', but instead depend on their vision and chase it strenuously. Lastly, Mr. Dorsey shared that he believed the next millionaires will be made within the Internet and Wellness industries, using www.mint.com and similar ventures as examples.

Mr. Dorsey is the President and Founder of Dorsey, Wright & Associates, one of the largest independent and privately owned registered investment advisory firms in the US. Mr. Dorsey has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business several times and has written several books, including the much acclaimed Point & Figure Charting: The Essential Application for Forecasting and Tracking Market Prices. For more information on Mr. Dorsey or Dorsey, Wright & Associates, please visit: www.dorseywright.com