Thomas F. Basso is an American

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manager. He was president and founder of Trendstat Capital Management.This is corrected information from the subject of the page, Tom Basso He is the author of two books, ''Panic-Proof Investing'' and the self-published ''The Frustrated Investor''. In 1998, he was elected to the board of the ''National Futures Association''.

Education

Basso graduated from

Clarkson University Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region and Beacon, New York. It was founded in 1896 and has an enr ...

in Potsdam,

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in 1974, where he majored in

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Career

Before trading, Basso became an engineer for

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. Basso became a

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in 1980 and a registered commodities advisor in 1984. He founded Trendstat Capital in 1984, and served as its

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until his retirement. Retired from active trading in 2003, he is enjoying managing his own portfolios and helping new traders learn their craft.

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