Michael “Big Mike” Spinosa
Not a guru. A guy who did the job.
The résumé
What he did before, and why he chose this.
12+
years in markets
5
licenses earned
- EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science in Finance, minor in Economics
- LICENSES
- Former Series 7Former Series 63Former Series 86Former Series 87Life & Health
- ANALYST
- Small-cap & micro-cap financial analyst
“Takeaway: zero correlation between fundamentals and price in the short term.”
- ADVISOR
- Investment advisor
“Technicals tell you when. Fundamentals tell you what. I’d watch stocks go up 200–500% and wonder why.”
- THE EXIT
- Left the rat race
Tired of the risk-reward spectrum on offer. Saw technology making the career obsolete, margin compression, and commissions going to zero — and got out ahead of it.
- THE BET
- Embraced risk young
Being your own boss. Financial freedom. Twelve-plus years across Wall Street and retail trading later, TLM is a financial-literacy platform: trading psychology, asset classes, realistic expectations, entrepreneurship, real estate.
The floor
One room. Two ways in.
Members trade shoulder to shoulder on the floor and alongside it on the stream. Same scanner, same calls, same standards.
Inside the chatroom