Zachary Scheidt, CFA is the chief investment officer at Sound Counsel Investment Advisors. He is also a contributing editor for Taipan Publishing Group where he manages two publications: Death Cross Trader for active option traders and Taipan’s New Growth Investor for long-term growth stock investors. Mr. Scheidt graduated from Lee University with honors and subsequently received his MBA from Georgia State University while at the same time achieving his Chartered Financial analyst designation. He currently lives in Kennesaw, GA and is a husband and father of six young children.