CHARLES BIDERMAN is the founder and President of TrimTabs Investment Research. Born in New York City, he earned a BA from Brooklyn College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He began his career as Alan Abelson's assistant at Barron's from 1971 to 1973. After correctly predicting the collapse of real estate investment trusts, he became a successful real estate entrepreneur. He founded TrimTabs in 1990 to provide portfolio managers and market strategists with unique investment insights. He is frequently quoted in the financial media, including the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, CNBC, and B...