I, Don Freeman, founded Freeman Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm based in Portland, Oregon, in 2002. In the early 90′s I worked as a mechanical engineer for NASA Johnson Space center. It was during this time I began serious study and analysis of financial markets after becoming unhappy with the advice I was receiving from my own advisor. Having a mechanical engineering and mathematics background provided me with powerful tools that I used to analyze and construct investment portfolios.
In 2000, I was asked to teach financial investment classes at Portland Community College on the subjects of fundamental and technical analysis and management of diversified portfolios. It was after teaching for eight years on the effects of globalization and emerging markets that I decided to properly understand this subject and move to Thailand in 2008 where I could study the emerging markets of SE Asia first hand.
Soon after I arrived in Thailand, I was offered several positions selling investment “products”, which paid large upfront commissions, but declined them all knowing these products were not going to serve my clients’ best interests. Perceiving the need for professional financial advice without a sales agenda, I expanded Freeman Capital Management to Thailand as the only US registered investment advisor in Phuket, Thailand.
I currently live in Thailand with my wife and two children where I can continue to study emerging market economies and conduct ETF research. One of my main goals is to educate expatriate investors on low-risk, minimum-fee investing. In addition to my professional consulting services, I offer international classes and workshops on investment strategies where I share my methods for high-gain, low-risk, minimum-cost investing. These are offered regularly throughout SE Asia and the US.
I return to Portland on a regular basis to meet with my US clients and to teach at Portland Community College on the topics of globalization and technology, buying and selling stocks, and how to evaluate and construct portfolios of global Exchange-Traded Funds. Regardless of my location, my clients stay well informed through market analysis reports that I dispatch regularly by email and video.