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Michael P. Byrum, CFA
President and Chief Investment Officer, Rydex Investments

Mike holds dual titles at Rydex as president of Rydex Investments as well as chief investment officer. In addition to overseeing portfolio management, research and trading, he is the chairman of the Rydex Investment Strategy Committee, which determines investment policy for all Rydex products.  Mike was part of the original Rydex investment team when the company was founded in July 1993 and continues to play an instrumental role in product development and investment strategy. He was the inaugural manager of many of the Rydex funds. In addition, he helped create the Rydex sector funds. Mike also oversees all the Rydex business lines including mutual funds, exchange traded funds and the firm’s broker-dealer, Rydex Financial Services, and is instrumental in product development and management across the firm. Mike leads the alternatives strategies development team at Rydex, which seeks to conceptualize and shape new alternative strategy products to maintain Rydex’s position as an industry innovator.

Prior to joining Rydex, Mike served in a brokerage capacity with Money Management Associates, the registered investment advisor to Rushmore Funds, Inc. Mike earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the Miami University of Ohio. He is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Washington. Mike has been quoted extensively in the business press and has made numerous appearances on CNBC. He was the senior contributor to the Nasdaq-100 Investor’s Guide 2001-2002 and Nasdaq-100 Investor’s Guide 2002-2003.

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