📈 | Investor  🏚 | Paramount Real Estate, Partner  🎤 | Podcaster 🇺🇲 | Veteran 💸 | 3+ Years on an Institutional Desk "Time in the market is better than timing the market" Joshua Lutkemuller, CFA earned his Bachelors and Masters in Economics from Texas A&M and is also a CFA charterholder. Josh served 6 years in the Army National Guard and spent 3.5 years at a large banking in their Capital Markets division. Josh started as an analyst where he analyzed and executed debt transactions to help future facilitate liquidity for the organization. Afterwards, he transitioned to the role of Mortgage-Backed Securities Trader where he was responsible for hedging a $15B residential loan portfolio using TBAs and other various derivative instruments. He recently transitioned out of Corporate America and is now a full-time 26 year old entrepreneur working as an investor for Paramount Real Estate, Inc. and managing his stock portfolio valued at $300k. Josh has always been infatuated with the investment process and has found that the winning strategy is one that is centered around tangible financial goals and is implemented using a simplistic, long-term holistic approach. His passion is to inspire millennials to take responsibility for their financial future and help educate on topics such as investing, personal finance, economics, and real estate. I want you to be inspired and motivated to achieve your financial goals one baby step at a time!  The best time to start investing is NOW!