Brian Nichols

Brian Christopher Nichols was born in Nashville, TN and was raised in a small town outside of the "Music City". He now lives near Cincinnati, OH with his wife, son, and three cats. Nichols enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, and Alabama football. Nichols is a McGraw-Hill author of the book, "Taking Charge With Value Investing: How to Choose the Best Investments According to Price, Performance, & Valuation to Build a Winning Portfolio (McGraw-Hill, 2013)" and "5 Simple Steps to Find the Next Top-Performing Stock: How to Identify Investments that Can Double Quickly for Personal Success (2014)". Nichols began his career as an investor while still in high school. Over a course of many years his psychological approach combined with a common sense fundamental philosophy became famous to the three million people who have read his column on Seeking Alpha. Nichols is known as one of the industry's best at choosing stocks and at educating people in an easy-to-understand format.Prior to his writing career, Brian worked for the Department of Corrections as a counselor to inmates serving long-term sentences for drug related offenses. Brian's experience and education in psychology give him a unique perspective into the stock market, and has allowed him to experience success and achieve wealth in a flat market.Currently, Nichols is a columnist/analyst at The Motley Fool