Scott and Walter Horn are the two original co-founders of IPO Boutique. Scott has been trading IPO's and Secondaries since age 15. Scott's education includes a dual degree from Northeastern University with concentrations in Accounting and Small Business, before going on to graduate school at The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University. After Fox, Scott was a corporate controller and MIS manager for a national corporation and founded an active hedge fund. Scott has been interviewed and quoted by more than 150 major domestic and international publications including The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, London Times, MarketWatch, Business Week, Bloomberg.
Kristi earned a Bachelor of Science degree at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Her professional experience has primarily been in healthcare administration and financial case management. She has also been involved in the start-up and operations of several independently owned businesses.
Sue graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry along with Minors in Mathematics and Physics. Her stock market activities began in junior high school, when she bought her first shares of stock. Sue has very broad and diversified business experience.
Sally brought her 16 years of web programming and design experience to the team in 2009. Sally is the owner of www.mommatown.net and her experience in PHP programming, SEO, CSS and auto report generation and data handling has been utilized on IPO Boutique with excellent results. Gwen also programs PHP on the site and handles all other aspects such as SEO, new graphics, and social media marketing.
Walt and Scott Sweet are the two original co-founders of IPO Boutique. A Professional Engineer (PE), Walt was selected by Digital Equipment Corporation's users group as a member of their national steering committee for Artificial Intelligence. Walt completed his Master's degree with a concentration in Management of Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management. He received his B. S. degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Information Sciences from Point Park University graduating first in the department. Walt was honorably discharged from the U. S. Marine Corps. During his tenure with a U.S. security clearance organization, Walt was favorably evaluated for the Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) Level. Walt managed the Operations Research department of a Fortune 200 corporation. In that capacity, was a member of the corporate management team that completed 49 mergers and acquisitions over a twelve year period. Walt currently participates in IPO Boutique on an advisory basis.
The advisors of IPO Boutique are extremely active investors and traders who have multiple accounts with the most prestigious underwriters in North America and the world. We have surpassed 10,000 IPO's and Secondaries traded. Our recommendations have benefited both beginners and financial industry veterans. Most advisory services do not focus their time, as we do, to analyze every IPO and Secondary that is filed. We enable you to make continuously informed decisions on investments that are generally considered speculative by market standards.
It is the synergy of our experience, knowledge of the market environment, and our underwriter contacts that make us a valuable source for your own due diligence. We are professionals, and will strive to constantly improve our services to you to help you achieve your goals.
Northeastern University
University of Florida
University of Texas
Washburn University
West Chester University
Carnegie Mellon
Temple University - The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management
Carnegie Mellon - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy & Management
