James serves as President and Chief Investment Officer at Accuvest Global Advisors. His focus is alternative investment strategy research and development. As a member of the investment committee, his responsibilities include research, investment analysis, macroeconomic modeling, asset allocation, and performance attribution. Before joining AGA, James was a portfolio manager and senior research analyst for a multi-alternative strategy mutual fund. James obtained Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of Nevada, Reno. His studies emphasized Risk Management and Derivatives, Portfolio Management and Optimization, International Finance and Foreign Exchange, Advanced Macro and Micro Economics, Statistics, and Econometrics. James has over thirteen years of investment management experience.  He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA) and is NASAA Series 65 certified.