Lex Van Dam: From reality TV to investment training

Lex Van Dam, a former Goldman Sachs trader turned hedge-fund manager turned reality TV impresario, has just launched his online trading academy.

Lex Van Dam the former Goldman Sachs trader turned hedge-fund manager turned reality TV impresario "is not one to mince his words, says the FT. He paints the City as little more than a rip-off racket and decries "bogus" investment courses peddling "snake oil". Strong stuff.

Especially since Van Dam is hoping to profit from the public's appetite for "teach me how to get rich quick" courses he's just launched his online Trading Academy (at Lexvandam.com).

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