General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 15, 1998
JOHN BOLLINGER, CFA, CMT is the president and founder of Bollinger
Capital Management, Inc., an investment management company that provides
technically driven money management services to individuals,
corporations, trusts and retirement plans. Mr. Bollinger was the Chief
Market Analyst for many years for Financial News Network, a nationwide
cable network. He continues to present weekly market analysis and
commentary on CNBC, FNN's successor. He is probably best known for his
Bollinger Bands, which have been widely accepted and integrated into
most of the analytical software currently in use. His 'Capital Growth
Letter' is published monthly and updated via telephone Hotline. It
provides investment advice for the average investor employing a
technically driven asset allocation approach. His 'Group Power,'
available daily via e-mail or through Telescan, Signal or Track Data,
provides industry group analysis using a group structure developed by
Mr. Bollinger. The premise behind 'Group Power' is that the key to
successful stock picking is selecting industry groups which are strong.
'Group Power' provides a wide array of market statistic designed to
assist the investor when making market timing and investment decisions.
EquityTrader is a new website Mr. Bollinger has developed. It provides
investors with a quick and easy method of evaluating the past
performance and potential appreciation of equities. EquityTrader
evaluates its universe of equities using a fuzzy logic engine that
considers both technical and fundamental factors, a combination Mr.
Bollinger calls Rational Analysis. The website can be seen at
www.equitytrader.com. After purchasing his first micro computer in 1977,
Mr. Bollinger became involved in the seminal stages of computer driven
market analysis. Today he continues to write some of his own software
and also makes use of a number of commercial analysis packages. He
graduates from the School of Visual Arts majoring in cinematography and
started studying the market shortly thereafter. He is a Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA), a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and a
former board member of the Market Technicians Association. Mr. Bollinger
is also a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts and
was the founding president of Market Analysts of Southern California. Profile
Management is devoted to asset allocation. Would you tell us more about
that?
Mr. Bollinger: Asset allocation is indeed central
