Investments

  John P. Bott, II

John Bott has worked with Municipal, Government and Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Income Products and Financial Markets since 1975. He is Chairman of the Board of Tristar Financial, www.tristar.us; President of Parallax Investments, LLC, www.parallaxinvestments.us President of Parallax Asset Management, LP, portfolio management. www.parallaxassetmanagement.us; and Parallax Capital Partners, LP manager, a fund for qualified and accredited investors.

He is a financial educator in the Houston, Texas area and has taught on the adjunct faculty at the University of Houston, School of Business for a number of years. During his career in the field of Finance, Business and Economics, he was also financial consultant for the Gulf Coast Financial Managers society. He has done programs for the Dallas Investors Forum, the Woodlands Investors Group, and The Houston Investors Association for whom he has done a Special Interest Group at University of Houston monthly meetings.

As a business owner, Mr. Bott was the advisor and speaker for Pennsylvania Independent Bankers Association, West Virginia Independent Bankers, and the Michigan Association of Community Bankers on Small Business Matters.

For several years, John Bott has hosted business radio show "What's Working Now," a program that now airs on station KTEK 1110 AM. He was a guest host of "Street Talk Live" on KSEV 700 AM.

As an author, Mr. Bott has written the "Trendtracker" newsletter since 1982, giving remarkable insights to the economic and financial markets. He has been a guest columnist for "Changing Times" magazine, and economist editorialist for the "New Enterpriser" Newsletter.