Bill Poulos: A Review of My Life.
Thanks for visiting my site. Read on for a glimpse into my childhood and adult life. Learn about who I am, what I do, and why I do it.
-Bill Poulos
Bill Poulos - The Man
Bill Poulos is a son, husband, father, and grandfather.
He is a college graduate, retired automotive executive (General Motors), financial educator, and co-founder of Profits Run.
He is a philanthropist, investor, and published author.
This website is dedicated to his life and what he has done with it—thus far.
Bill also recently redid his site billpoulos.com. BillPoulos.com is dedicated to his current works and philanthropic adventures.
Eagle Scout - July 1960
Bill Poulos - The Philanthropist
Bill Poulos celebrated his 7th birthday with a wish unlike those of his peers.
This story begins with 10 to 15 kids all running tirelessly around the Poulos household.
After playing hard, the wiggly kids all gathered round the dinning room table, anticipating the traditional birthday song, wish, and scrumptious cake. However, on this day, Mrs. Poulos had something else in mind. She put a little twist on an age-old birthday tradition.
Bill’s Mom brought out the frosted cake, all seven candles in place, with a new idea. Today would be a day where each child would get to make a special wish as well as the birthday boy.
One by one, Mrs. Poulos asked each youngster to make their wish. Ignoring the longstanding wife’s tale that a wish won’t come true if you tell, each child’s wish was shared with hopes and giggles. Some wished for toys, some hoped for pets, but the most important was saved for the end.
Last but certainly not least, while Mrs. Poulos lit the birthday candles, seven-year-old Bill thought about the thing he hoped for most. This time the traditional Happy Birthday song was sung. “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Billy, happy birthday day to you!” As the kids singing drew to an end, Bill closed his eyes, made his wish, and blew out his birthday candles.
When Bill’s mom asked what he wished for, seven-year-old Bill revealed, “I wished that there wouldn’t be anymore wars.”
At that moment, all the kids gathered closer to Bill and gave him a tight group hug.
As a kid in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Eagle Scouts, Bill helped people in his community while growing up.
Bill has since grown up to be a man who still has a passion for helping those in need; through person acts of kindness and by supporting groups who help make the lives of other better.
Bill especially focuses his efforts into supporting organizations that help our world's youth.
A few of the youth focused causes he supports include Little Dresses for Africa and Detroit's Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program.
A Son, Eagle Scout, and Student
Bill was born in the spring of 1947, in Detroit, Michigan.
He was born at Providence Hospital to Jim and Penny Poulos.
His parents were both Greek immigrants who came over as children.
Bill has a younger brother, Gregory Poulos—his only sibling. They grew up together in their middle-class family.
Bill grew up as a both a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout. He eventually became the youngest boy to make Eagle Scout in the Detroit area council.
He studied hard and maintained good grades in school.
In high school, Bill dated a nice young lady named Karen Asquini.
Karen Asquini and Bill Poulos
High School Sweethearts
Beach Day for Bill Poulos
A Husband, Father, and Grandpa
In 1969, Bill married his high school sweetheart—Karen Asquini.
Together they have three boys—Greg, Robert, and Michael—now grow men with families of their own.
On his days out of the office, Bill loves sailing the sea on his forty-six foot sailboat.
Bill sailing his 46-foot Beneteau sailboat
Mr. and Mrs. William Poulos
1969 - Bill and Karen's Wedding Day
Investor and Co-Founder of Profits Run
Bill Poulos has been investing in the stock market since the 70s.
After retiring from General Motors, Bill and his son Greg Poulos co-founded Profits Run.
Bill leverages what he learned while investing his personal money to create training courses and guides to teach others how they can invest money.
(Of course, all investments are risky. Always consult a licensed financial advisor before investing your money.)
Photograph of Bill in 1974
The Author
Bill Poulos has authored multiple books. He writes educational resources to help people learn about investing.
Published Books
Simple Options Trading for Beginners: How to trade options from A to Z explained in plain English
Bill Poulos wrote "Simple Options Trading for Beginners" for those who are just starting out investing in or trying to understand options contracts. The book was written by Bill and published by Profits Run on May 3, 2016 and is seventy-three pages long.
This book offers novice investors a starting point to learn about options contracts. In it, Poulos simply explains what options contracts are and how people can use them to enhance their portfolio.
Readers can expect to learn:
An overview of what options actually are.
The different types of options contracts.
Definitions for common options terms used.
The different strategies used when trading options.
Details of broker options chains and trading platforms
Intrinsic Time Value vs Intrinsic Time
Traditional Stocks vs Options
At-the-Money, Out-of-the-Money, and In-the-Money described.
Greek symbols.
Volatility
The options trading book is available for purchase on amazon.com:
The Kindle Edition currently sells for $12.99 USD.
The 5 Most Dangerous Trends Threatening Your Portfolio Paperback
Published January 1, 2012
Written by Bill Poulos and published by Profits Run.
This book is currently available in paperback.
Amazon currently lists it for $17.
https://www.amazon.com/Most-Dangerous-Trends-Threatening-Portfolio/dp/1470013150/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Online Contributions
Bill is a regular contributor on Seeking Alpha, Medium, and LinkedIn, among other places. He is an intelligent, outspoken man that people can learn from.
Medium
Bill Poulos is now a contributor on Medium. His latest published work is Part 1 of a 2 part series:
China as the 21st Century Global Economic Leader: The Chinese Petro-Yuan and The New Silk Road (PART 1) https://medium.com/@bp_72246/bill-poulos-china-as-the-21st-century-global-economic-leader-the-chinese-petro-yuan-and-the-new-979f00db209d
Seeking Alpha
Bill Poulos is a contributor on Seeking Alpha. Seeking Alpha is a crowd-sourced content platform. The site gives authors a place to provided their insight into the financial market. Information provided by contributors can range from topics such as investment strategies, stocks, assets, cryptocurrencies, and ETFs, to topics on the economy, market outlook, and market history.
Bill's most recent contributions include:
Bill Poulos: Cryptocurrency's Impact On The Stock Market
Bill Poulos: Increasing Interest Rates Are Bad For The Stock Market… Right? Wrong? Well It Depends.
Options Trading: Protective Put Options Strategy
Bill's Opinion on The Government Shutdown, The Compounding US Deficit, And A Cryptocurrency Economy Where Government Overspending Ceases
LinkedIn
Bill shares his thoughts regularly through LinkedIn articles.
He publishes both articles and posts on LinkedIn:
My Thoughts on the Government Shutdown, Our Looming Federal Debt, and the Potential of a Cryptocurreny Propelled Economy
Bill Poulos: Are Increasing Interest Rates Good or Bad for the Stock Market?
Protective Put Strategy Overview
Social media
Bill Poulos can be found around the web in different places, such as on linkedin.com, twitter.
Bill Poulos on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpoulos/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BillPoulos
Twitter handle:
@BillPoulos
https://www.facebook.com/bill.poulos.9
Medium
https://medium.com/@BillPoulos
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