John: Is it correct that you run blogs on hedge funds, private equity, prime brokerage, public relations and influence and persuasion? Can you explain which investment blogs you run and what experience you have related to each of these websites?

Richard: Yes, that is correct. I grew up always wanting to start a business and while in a hedge fund marketing position and I started my hedge fund blog about 13 months ago.  At that point I didn’t even know what a blog was but I had always been interested in both private equity and hedge funds.  After my hedge fund blog grew to 5,000 hits/day in traffic I began working on my others blogs which include private equity, family offices, prime brokerage, public relations and influence.  All of these topics relate to my background, training I have received, work experience earned or ares in which I am still a student.  I have always been hungry for knowledge so I enjoy gathering it and sharing it with others. I make money from my websites by offering advertising including Google Adsense and my group niches of investment and business websites have attracted hundreds of investment companies and firms to contact me to learn more about my own consulting services.  This is how I am both a consultant and blogger. Now I am about to launch my public relations school.