About InsiderTrades.com

Experience

Don Miller has been a senior content manager for InsiderTrades.com since 2017.

Don serves as the editorial supervisor and oversees the overall production, from idea generation to publication. He keeps an eye on our network of news websites and is one to help facilitate the creation of content and manage the freelance writers we work with. Building, creating and growing a team is the most inspiring part of his job.

He brings a very diverse work experience to the table. From seminary, ministry and government to internet marketing and freelance writing; Don has seemingly done it all. He has even written for ESPN once upon a time.

Experience

Shannon Tokheim has been an associate editor for InsiderTrades.com since 2024.

Shannon leverages her background in English to produce clear, concise, and engaging financial news. With a degree in English from South Dakota State University, Shannon excels in transforming complex market data into accessible content. She is dedicated to maintaining high editorial standards and providing valuable insights to InsiderTrades.com readers.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English/History, South Dakota State University

Experience

Chris Markoch has been an editor & contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2018.

• Professional Background: Christopher Markoch is a freelance writer and market analyst with over 30 years of experience in marketing communications, including work with financial services firms and banks. His unique blend of communication expertise and market knowledge allows him to break down complex financial topics for individual investors.
• Credentials: He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Organizational Communication from The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
• Finance Experience: Chris has been an editor and contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2018 and has also written for InvestorPlace. He began writing about finance and investing in 2017, bringing a strong focus on helping readers make confident, informed decisions.
• Writing Focus: He specializes in value investing, dividend-paying stocks, and retirement-focused strategies. His work is geared toward individual investors looking to build stable, income-generating portfolios.
• Investment Approach: Chris emphasizes value and income investing while maintaining a focus on context and clarity. He believes that fundamentals and technicals are important, but they only become truly useful when paired with an understanding of a company’s story. That perspective shapes both his investing decisions and the guidance he offers to readers.
• Inspiration: “The story behind a company or stock is important to me,” Chris says. “The fundamentals or technical action are interesting, but without the why, they lack context for retail investors. That’s what I aim to deliver.”
• Fun Fact: Christopher admires thought leaders like Keith Fitz-Gerald and Shah Gilani for their sharp market insight.
• Areas of Expertise: Value investing, retirement stocks, dividend stocks, individual investing

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Business and Organizational Communication, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Past Experience

InvestorPlace

Experience

Sarah Horvath has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2022.

Areas of Expertise

Retirement investing, long-term retail investing, personal finance

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA

Past Experience

Vanguard, Nationwide, Benzinga and MarketWatch

Experience

Thomas Hughes has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2019.

• Professional Background: Thomas Hughes is the Managing Partner of Passive Market Intelligence LLC, a market research platform he launched in 2023 with the mission: “We watch the market so you don't have to.” He has worked as a blogger, stock market commentator, and independent analyst since 2010 and has been actively involved in trading and investing since 2005.
• Credentials: He holds an Associate of Arts in Culinary Technology—training that honed his discipline, attention to detail, and ability to anticipate outcomes, all of which carry over into his work as a market analyst.
• Finance Experience: Thomas has been writing about finance and investing since 2011, when he discovered it could be more than a personal passion—it could be a profession. He’s been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2019.
• Writing Focus: He specializes in the S&P 500, small-cap stocks, dividend and high-yield strategies, consumer staples, retail, technology, oil, and cryptocurrencies. His analysis blends chart-based technical setups with key fundamental insights, helping readers identify actionable trends.
• Investment Approach: Thomas takes a hybrid approach that combines technical analysis with deep fundamental research. He often writes about macroeconomic shifts, earnings trends, and sentiment-based trading signals.
• Inspiration: Thomas first became interested in stocks after attending a seminar on how to buy and sell your own shares. That event opened his eyes to the market's potential and sparked a lifelong interest in investing.
• Fun Fact: Thomas took up model railroading by accident a few years ago—and now he can’t stop running the rails.
• Areas of Expertise: Technical and fundamental analysis, S&P 500, retail and consumer sectors, dividends, market trends

Education

Associate of Arts in Culinary Technology

Experience

Jeffrey Neal Johnson has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2023.

• Professional Background: Jeffrey Neal Johnson is a freelance content development professional and independent research analyst, specializing in business analysis, market trends, and investment research across multiple sectors, including emerging technologies and equities. He brings a multidisciplinary lens to market coverage, combining strategic insight with financial analysis.
• Credentials: Jeffrey holds an Associate of Arts in Business Development and draws on over two decades of experience in strategic business development. His investment perspective is primarily self-taught, shaped by hands-on experience in company growth, financial analysis, and a passion for understanding market fundamentals.
• Finance Experience: Jeffrey has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2023. He focuses on emerging trends and innovative companies across both traditional and disruptive industries.
• Writing Focus: He covers technology and retail stocks, cryptocurrencies, biotechnology, defense, automotive, and the hospitality sector. His writing blends financial performance analysis with a deeper look at the operational and strategic innovation driving each company.
• Investment Approach: With a focus on long-term potential, Jeffrey applies a business-first perspective to public companies. He integrates sector knowledge, macroeconomic themes, and company fundamentals to uncover overlooked opportunities.
• Inspiration: Jeffrey’s entrepreneurial background and passion for teaching shape his writing. His goal is “to teach others how to look beyond the ticker symbols to understand the businesses they are investing in, providing them with the insights to make more informed decisions.”
• Fun Fact: Jeffrey is fascinated by complex systems—whether they’re high-performance engines, the promise of quantum computing, or the futuristic allure of flying cars.
• Areas of Expertise: Technology, cryptocurrency, biotechnology, defense sector, automotive industry, hospitality sector, retail stocks

Education

Associate of Arts in Business Development

Experience

Leo Miller has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2024.

• Professional Background: Leo Miller is a financial writer with a background in investment research and market analysis. He has held roles as an investment research associate at Laird Norton Wetherby and as a research analyst at Sungarden Investment Publishing, where he gained hands-on experience evaluating equities and portfolio strategies.
• Credentials: He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, a top-ranked public business school. He has passed the CFA Level II exam.
• Finance Experience: Leo began researching and investing in gold mining stocks in 2019 and started writing about finance and investing in 2021. He joined InsiderTrades.com as a contributing writer in 2024, where he covers both stocks and ETFs. A strong research foundation and direct exposure to financial markets shape his perspectives.
• Writing Focus: He specializes in tech stocks, dividend-paying companies, ETFs, and value-oriented opportunities. His work emphasizes clarity, actionable insights, and education for investors at all levels.
• Investment Approach: Leo follows a disciplined, long-term investing strategy rooted in fundamental analysis, with a strong focus on economics, sector and industry research, and passive investing principles.
• Inspiration: Leo finds the stock market endlessly compelling and enjoys the challenge of separating meaningful data from noise. He’s passionate about analyzing what makes businesses stand out—and sharing those insights to guide informed investment decisions. As he puts it, “Performing strong analysis requires separating the wheat from the chaff.”
• Fun Fact: Leo credits his grandfather for sparking his interest in investing and is a lifelong animal lover.
• Areas of Expertise: Fundamental analysis, economics, industry and sector analysis

Education

Bachelor in Business Administration, Finance, Foster School of Business at University of Washington

Experience

Sam Quirke has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2019.

• Professional Background: Sam Quirke is a stock analyst and investor with a strong background in financial markets, trading, and equity strategy. He previously worked as a professional futures trader and helped manage a start-up investment fund, building a hands-on understanding of both risk and timing.
• Credentials: He holds a finance degree from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, which is recognized as one of the country’s top universities.
• Finance Experience: Sam has been a contributing writer for InsiderTrades.com since 2019. With over 12 years of experience in the investing world, he brings a dual focus on technical and fundamental analysis to every article.
• Writing Focus: He specializes in technology stocks, ETFs, and value investing. His writing is designed to help readers time entries and exits more effectively while understanding the long-term fundamentals that drive performance.
• Investment Approach: Sam combines long-term and growth-oriented investing with a tactical mindset, applying technical analysis to spot key market turning points.
• Inspiration: Sam began his writing journey as the first opinion columnist for his university’s financial newspaper. That early experience evolved into his own investing blog as he started trading professionally for a proprietary trading firm. Today, he channels that same drive into helping readers decode complex market trends.
• Fun Fact: Away from the markets, Sam is an avid hiker and lover of the outdoors.
• Areas of Expertise: Technical and fundamental analysis, tech stocks, large caps, timing entries and exits

Education

Trinity College, Dublin, IE