North Carolina Investment Advisor to Teach Patented Stock Selection Seminars in February

Online, January 14, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Raleigh, N. C. Thomas Vass, a North Carolina investment advisor, and economist, will teach a series of four classes in February on his investment methodology patent. Vass was issued his patent in 2007 and has used the method to manage client portfolios since 1998, the year that he first applied for his business method patent.

The four classes cover the elements of his patent and each class is taught by webinar on a Monday night, beginning at 6:15 pm (EST).

· February 7, 2011. Class Series One: Relating Macro Economic Trends and Financial Conditions to Your Own Stock Selection and Investment Management Decisions. This class will address the relationship between the big economic news that you read about every day to your own personal financial decisions.
· February 14, 2011. Class Series Two: Understanding How To Select Technology Stocks and Manage Your Technology Investments. This class teaches the basic patented methodology of the Technology Stock Advisor. It begins with the detailed description of how to identify technology stocks, how to apply the initial screening methods, and fundamental decision-making about when to buy and when to sell your stocks.
· February 21, 2011. Class Series Three: Combining Your Technology Stocks With Safer Investments To Gain A Better Investment Performance. This class teaches the basic patented methodology of asset allocation of the Technology Stock Advisor. It begins with the initial asset allocations used by TSA and explains how and why those three assets allocations fit with your current income, age, and risk tolerances.
· February 28, 2011. Class Series Four: Case Studies of How and Why The Technology Stock Advisor Selects The TSA Universe of Stocks. This is a practical hands-on lab for investors to better understand the daily dynamics of managing their own technology stocks, based on the experience of stocks that are currently held in Vass' professionally managed accounts.

"The classes are designed to help investors gain confidence in managing their own investment accounts," said Vass. "The webinars allow investors everywhere to log in and participate in an online, interactive seminar."

The classes cost $25 and registration is available at TheCapitalMarketplace, an event registration website managed by Vass.

About Thomas Vass: Vass is a regional economist and investment advisor. He was awarded a business method patent for technology stock investing in 2007. He was selected by Peter Tanous for inclusion in his 1997 book, The Wealth Equation, as one of the top 100 managers in the nation. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the theory of technology evolution, and was recently cited by the Social Science Research Network as one of the world's most widely read economic writers on their social science publishing website. He has been an professional portfolio manager since 1988.