[QUOTE=" @Turveyd: are you a contractor? I have thought about doing consulting on the side as I do have some coding skills (need to brush up on the latest technologies though). [/QUOTE] I own a company with a software component (not in trading per se) and am almost always looking for short-term or part-time developers, in my case PHP developers. These are generally implementation projects for new programs, in our case we see 3-5 new programs a year that we need to modify our core software platform for. Pretty much everyone who has done this for me has a technical but not CS degree and is self-taught on PHP, so you don't need to be an expert to get this kind of work. I know that almost every startup has a need for this kind of contract developer to help with the vast majority of their code which is time intensive but not rocket science. It's $50/hour work vice $150+ for someone with the right degree, but if you enjoy coding it might not be a bad supplemental gig. The reason I go with this type of person vice using Upwork to hire at a fraction of the price is that I want someone local who I can meet with in person once or twice a week, and it's nice if I can find someone who I can go back to 9 months from now with another project and know I don't have to explain our business and codebase to you again. You'd want to develop some kind of competitive advantage like that if you wanted to go that route. I'd also recommend using meetup.com to meet up with others doing the same thing as you and get networked into that field. Good luck!
I hear car washes are very popular in Albequerque. I've been wireless telecom software for my whole adult life.
hey man , some of us oldtimers are busy selling vol ! trading is my primary source of income..various investments/interests are the balance.
@sellindexvol66 Still surprising, I thought at least half the frequent visitors are full-time but it's not even close. Having passive investments from trading resources is the goal for me as well, I suppose that's really the measure of "have you made it".
I recommend you look into it....you can package it together with your RIA service, it's really that simple. My bosses blow big guys like morgan stanley, chase, bofa out the water when it comes to prospect presentations just because they can provide those services legally and explain them well
Once you're good at trading...I see no point in having other passive sources of income. I mean, assuming you're good and generate healthy returns...why bother with lesser returns elsewhere... What options are there for passive income...rental properties...owning a small business...maybe art...what's the average returns for those...less than 10% a year... i make more than that in the market.
ex full time gambler [BJ, slots, poker] now i'm a part time stock market investor/trader [in other words, i now gamble in the markets!] marc