Before joining Actus Wealth Strategies and Actus Capital Management, Nik was an educator and trading coach for active traders and high frequency trading program coders. He has led active trading, options, identity theft, and advanced technical analysis educational seminars nationwide. He developed successful black box algorithmic trading programs and has extensive knowledge in portfolio construction and hedging strategies.
Nik prides himself on providing his clients exceptional financial advice with integrity and superior ethics. His previous roles include CEO, CIO, COO, wealth advisor, portfolio manager, derivatives trader, and AI & HF trading developer. His career path included working for Charles Schwab as active trading support, business development manager, operations manager and branch manager with $500 million under supervision; Merrill Lynch as VP of wealth management and portfolio construction in Rogers, Arkansas; Wells Fargo Advisors as senior portfolio manager/tactical portfolios; and Cabana Asset Management as chief operations and compliance officer. He has also been a licensed real estate broker and mortgage loan originator, and has worked in forensic accounting, and fraud prevention and investigation.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Nik received his Master of Arts degree in psychology and sociology from a leading university in Sofia known as the National Sports Academy (NSA) “Vassil Levski.” Fluent in English, Bulgarian, Russian and Italian, he became a US citizen in 1993 and has lived in New York, Colorado, and Arkansas. He attended a CFP® (certified financial planner) program at University of Denver, and graduated from Schwab University in wealth management and advanced options trading strategies.
In his free time, Nik volunteers with a German Shepherd rescue society, and he trains dogs to provide personal protection, including home invasion and car hijacking. He loves spending time outdoors and traveling with his wife, Megan, and daughter, Emma.
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