Robbie Burns has been a journalist and writer since he graduated from Harlow Journalism College in 1981. After starting life as a reporter and editor for various local newspapers, from 1988-1992 he was editor of ITV and Channel 4's teletext services. He then went on to freelance for various newspapers including The Independent and The Sun, and also helped set up a financial news service for CNN. In 1997 he became editor for BSkyB's teletext services and set up their shares and finance service.
He left full-time work in 2001 to trade and run his own businesses. While at BSkyB Robbie broadcast a diary of his share trades which became hugely popular. He transferred the diary to his website, www.nakedtrader.co.uk, which quickly became one of the most read financial website in the UK.
Between 2002 and 2005 he wrote a column for the Sunday Times 'My DIY Pension', featuring share buys and sells made for his pension fund. He managed to double the money in his fund from £40,000 to £80,000 in under three years. He also writes a weekly column for the leading financial website, ADVFN.com.
Robbie has made a tax free profit of over £190,000 from trading shares since 1999, and has made a profit every year, even during the market downturn of 2000-2002.
He lives with his wife, Elizabeth, in Fulham, London, with son Christopher, and cat Domino. His hobbies include chess, running, swimming, horse racing, and trading shares from his bedroom, erm...naked.
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