I was born in the Catskill mountains of NY. The product of an Organic Produce Farmer and a Musician, you can bet that I had a very colorful and interesting upbringing. I became a student of Investools in April 2004. The spark of active Investing was ignited and I have been fanning the fire ever since. I was one of several students/group leaders who were instrumental in promoting the value of students getting together as a group for support. I am now the User Group Administrator for Investools [SWIM]. My husband is a CCIE (cisco geek). We have 4 amazing boys, 8yrs, 6.5 yrs, 4.5 yrs and 1.5yrs old. The older two are already learning how to trade ETFs. We currently live in Northern VA.