Chad Karnes, CMT, MBA, is a Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager for IronBridge Private Wealth. Previously he was the Founder of ProfitETF.com, an online market newsletter, and President of Absolute Strategies, LLC, a proprietary trading and investment analysis firm. He was also the Chief Market Strategist at ETFguide.com after working as the Senior Financial Analyst for Brand Energy & Infrastructure, a $1.5B oil and gas services company. Chad worked on the buy side at Stadium Capital Management and started his career at General Electric, completing their Financial Management Program. Chad graduated Cum Laude in Finance from the University of Arkansas and has his Masters of Business from Georgia Tech. Chad is a soccer fan and also enjoys snowboarding.