Michael Lombardi bought his first stock when he was 17 years old. He quickly saw $2000 of savings from summer jobs turn into $1000. Determined not to lose money again on a stock, Michael started researching the market intensely, reading every book he could find on the topic and taking every course he could afford. It didn't take long for Michael to start making money with stocks, and that led Michael to launch a newsletter on the stock market. Readers of the daily Profit Confidential e-letter are offered the benefit of the expertise Michael has gained in these sectors. Michael received his Chartered Financial Planner designation from the Financial Planners Standards Council of Canada and his MBA from the Graduate Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.