Brian Hicks, PhD, CFA

Experience

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  Invesco US

  Oct 1991 - Oct 1995

  Senior Market Research Analyst

   Began as a marketing representative and was subsequently promoted to a Research Analyst reporting to the Vice President of Product Development and Marketing Research. Responsible for supporting upper management in the introduction of new mutual funds and shareholder services. Conducted profitability studies, competitive analysis, and supervised project management responsibilities for marketing surveys.  Supervised two research associates in the generation of periodic reports for upper management that covered: fund expenses and revenues, net sales forecasts, market share, and fund performance and portfolio composition. *Also, represented INVESCO as a member of the Investment Company Institute’s research committee. Show less

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  Charles Schwab

  Oct 1995 - Mar 1998

  Financial Consultant

   Primarily responsible for servicing a clientele of Schwab’s most active and affluent investors, and maintaining those accounts in a manner consistent with their investment objectives. Individual responsibilities required a high degree of investment knowledge, in-depth understanding of securities trading practices, comprehensive knowledge of options and margin accounts, and the implementation of various business development programs. Additional duties included extensive customer interaction involving: commission negotiations, maintenance call compliance, trade error resolution, business development calls and customer satisfaction follow up. *Ranked fourth nationally in trading revenues for Schwab 500 during the third quarter of 1997. Show less

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  ORACLE CORPORATION

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Functional Consultant - Financial Applications

   Responsible for the setup and configuration of Oracle's finance and accounting applications to support external business requirements. Processed customer ticket inquiries and provided application support to end-users. Training in SQL and Oracles entire suite of financial applications.

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  Charles Schwab

  Mar 1999 - Dec 2000

  Institutional Equity Options Trader

   Senior equity and options trader for Charles Schwab's institutional services for investment managers (SIM). Managed and helped train four member options desk.  Responsibilities included facilitating equity order flow, recommending and implementing equity option hedging strategies, working large block orders, routing trades, providing news, and allocating transactions to individual sub-accounts.

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  AG Edwards

  Jan 2001 - Feb 2004

  Associate Oil & Gas Analyst - Exploration & Production

  Associate Analyst, Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production  Responsible for financial statement analysis, earnings and cash flow forecasting for twelve large-cap North American oil and gas companies. Research team recognized by Star-Mine for earnings forecasting accuracy for several E&P companies & overall stock picking. Performed detailed research projects on profitability, proved reserve quality, finding & development costs, per-share production/reserve growth, pension liability exposure, balance sheet leverage and intangible assets/goodwill.  Contributed to the writing process; published in-depth equity research reports (Unconventional Natural Gas, Deep Water Exploration, Shale) and generated First Call notes for distribution to our institutional and retail clients. Show less

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  U.S. Global Investors

  Mar 2004 - Nov 2015

  Portfolio Manager

  Portfolio Manager for the Global Natural Resources mutual fund. Responsible for portfolio allocation and stock selection in the Energy and Basic Materials sectors. Achieved four and five star ratings from Morningstar Inc. during 11 year tenure. Received Lipper performance awards in the Natural Resources category over 3-years in 2005/06; and 5-years in 2006/07. Top ranked fund in category over 10-years thru 2011. Co-managed the Holmes Macro-Trends Fund, specializing in domestic mid-cap growth stocks.  Helped guide the Global Resources fund from $135 million in assets to $2 billion within a four year period. Co-managed an offshore energy fund utilizing long/short strategies, covered option writing, and venture stage energy and mining companies.  Participated in company visits and site tours to oil and gas fields and mining projects throughout North America, Europe, Africa, South America and Asia. Media interviews: CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily. Speaking engagements: INDABA, Terrapin, Hard Assets, Hong Kong, Mines & Money. Show less