General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 8, 2013
Bradley J. Rathe is Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Financial Group, LLC. Mr. Rathe began his career on the trading floors of Chicago, then moved on to various executive-level positions at several hedge funds around the world. He started at EMC Capital Management, where he was a trader and helped the firm grow to be one of the top-10 largest CTAs in the early 1990s. Next he was the Research Director for Rotella Capital Management and was on the management committee to stimulate growth to over 1.5 billion dollars. He then performed a full turnaround for FTC Capital, an Austrian based CTA. In addition to his work at Strategic Financial Group, LLC, Mr. Rathe is also Managing Partner at Poplar Jackson, a partner and portfolio manager at Astor Jansen Holdings, which consults international hedge funds on organizational structure and efficient and effective research. Mr. Rathe is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in finance and economics. Profile
TWST: As a registered investment adviser, do you manage funds or do you manage individual accounts?
Mr. Rathe: I manage both funds and individual accounts. I have a platform in place