Alan Brochstein, CFA has worked in the securities industry since 1986, primarily with the responsibility for managing investments in institutional environments until he founded AB Analytical Services in 2007 in order to provide independent research and consulting to registered investment advisors. In addition to advising several different hedge funds and investment managers, including Friedberg Investment Management, where he participates as a member of its investment management committee, Alan is also a senior analyst for the independent research firm Management CV. In 2008, he also began providing a first-of-its-kind subscription-based service for individual investors, Invest By Model, which offers two different portfolios that investors can replicate in their own accounts for $20 per month. Alan also offers The Analytical Trader at Marketfy, where he uses fundamental and technical analysis in a disciplined process to offer specific trade ideas geared towards swing traders. Finally, Alan launched 420Investor.com in late 2013 as the premier source of information for "Green Rush" investors seeking to capitalize on the proliferation of legalized medical and recreational cannabis.