Adam Zingg
Advisor at The Balance of Trade
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Advisor at The Balance of Trade
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Location
Scottsdale, AZ
Credentials
CFA®
Industry experience
6 years
Adam Zingg is a CFA® charterholder and the principal of The Balance of Trade, with six years of industry experience. He has held teaching roles at several institutions, including Maricopa County Community Colleges and Grand Canyon University. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns a business with his wife that produces online educational content for homeschoolers, worldschoolers, and gap-year students. The Balance of Trade provides advisory and educational services primarily to individual investors, as well as trusts, investment companies, family offices, and pension plans. The firm focuses on a top-down strategic allocation framework with tactical adjustments, emphasizing derivatives-based risk metrics and implied volatility, and offers consulting and educational products rather than discretionary management.
Based on The Balance of Trade
Based on The Balance of Trade
Workshops and seminars ranging from $200 to $3000 depending on preparation, travel, and duration (2 hours to 5 days)
$380 per hour base consulting fee, billed in 15 minute increments, negotiable with discounts based on hours purchased
Fee-only: Consulting services billed hourly at $380 per hour (negotiable, discounts for bulk hours); subscription fees up to $370 per month for newsletters or similar services
Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona
Maricopa County Community Colleges
2020 - Present (6 years)
The Balance of Trade, LLC
2017 - Present (9 years)
Grand Canyon University
2014 - Present (12 years)
Paradise Valley Community College
2014 - 2019 (5 years)
Arizona Christian University
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Radiant Financial Solutions
2009 - 2016 (7 years)
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