The CEO is Robert Goldin, Robert Goldin has been involved, in the financial services industry for over forty years in various capacities. He initially practiced as a securities lawyer and then later as a financial advisor. He is currently a forensic financial auditor and investment dispute consultant, consulting with retail investors on investment loss issues as well as providing the legal profession with expert opinions on securities issues. Robert is also an expert on investment loss insurance i.e. insuring your investments against losses, and is responsible for making the Canadian public aware of the existence of investment insurance for both individual investments and entire portfolios.

Education

• D. in Law. - University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) 1964;
• Business and Financial Management - University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) 1982;
• Canadian Life Insurance Course 1994-Life Underwriters Association of Canada;
• Canadian Mediation Course 1997 -The Mediation Academy;
• Canadian Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Course 1999- The Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors;
• Canadian Investment Funds Course 1999 - The Investment Funds Institute of Canada
• Conduct and Practices Course 2004 - The Canadian Securities Institute.

Experience

1964-1981 - Securities Lawyer (South Africa)
1981 to 1994 - Securities and Financial Consulting (South Africa)
1994 to date - Securities Industry Consulting, Forensic Financial Auditor, and Investment Dispute Consulting (Canada).
2007 to date – Special projects consultant to Optionsource.net

• Investment dispute consultant- representing investors against their brokers and broker’s employers in circumstances where the investor lost money through no fault of their own, but because of the negligence, fraud or other wrongful acts of their broker and their broker’s employers i.e. their brokerage house.
• Securities industry litigation support
• Preparation of numerous analytical and expert opinion reports and damages calculations for lawyers dealing with:
• Breaches of Securities Legislation, Investment Industry (including mutual funds) By-Laws, Rules and Regulations;
• Evaluation and assessment- suitability and risk of individual investments, investment strategies and portfolio structure;
• Determination of applicable Securities Industry Standards and Conduct.
• Classification and categorization of securities;
• Investment account losses and damages arising from lost opportunities in appropriate alternative investments;
• Investment firm's supervisory and monitoring responsibilities;
• Suitability of financial planning advice and investment recommendations;
• Excessive trading and churning practices;
• Prohibitive practices; 
• Alternative dispute resolution services relating to investment disputes, resulting in the successful settlement of disputes.
• Representation at mediation and arbitration proceedings.
• Advisor to Ontario Securities Commission Regulatory Burden Task force for “Fair Dealing Model” to consider the re-regulation of financial and investment activities in Canada
• Founding member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Investor Advisory Committee for two years, which was mandated to:
• Provide the OSC with input and feed back and raise issues of concern relating to investor/broker relations.
• Provide observation, advice and recommendations to the OSC.
• Provide advice and guidance on any aspect of the OSC’s work that has an impact on investors including complaint-handling and compliance issues. 
• Developed the Efficient Portfolio Theory, which introduces investors to risk-free investing and trading.
• Developed an investment recovery model for investors who lost money in the mutual fund market timing scandal, to accurately calculate their losses.
• Made the average investor aware of the existence of insuring investments against losses-------- even though this insurance has been in existence for over 40 years.
• Public speaker and instructor on investor protection, recovering investment losses, issues affecting investors and insuring investments against losses.
• Introduced the first Do-It Yourself investment loss recovery program.
• Explained in an article in the Globe and Mail in simple language how the Credit Default Swap “investment” worked, enabling the average person to understand why the recent world recession happened, and why their financial advisor may be responsible for an investors investment losses. 

Author and Columnist

• Canadian Money Saver Magazine
• MACLEANS .
• Globe and Mail 
• Investors Digest.
• Freelance financial journalist ---- Globe and Mail

Publications by Robert Goldin

• 49 Fiduciary Duties that Your Broker Owes You.
• Investor Beware! - Protect Your Investments from Broker Misconduct. 
• Insure Your Investments Against Losses.

TV and Radio Appearances by Robert Goldin

• Panel member TVO Studio 2.
• Guest- CBC Newsworld, The Money Show, Morning Market, Business News, National. Hourly News and Money Weekly presentations. ( numerous times)
• Guest - CTV's Canada AM and News Net program 
• Guest- City Pulse 24 Toronto ( numerous times)
• Guest - ON TV (Hamilton).
• Guest - ROB TV's Money Show and Michael Vaughan Show.
• Guest - Global TV "Prime Business".
• Guest - CBC Radio.
• Guest - CFRB Radio.
• Guest - CHQR Radio (Calgary)
• Guest – Rogers TV Money Line
• Guest – Business News Network ( numerous times)

Newspaper and Magazine Articles about Robert Goldin and MacGold Direct

• Toronto Sun
• Toronto Star
• MACLEANS.
• The Post Newspaper Group
• The Globe and Mail 
• The Financial Post.
• The National Post.
• The Investment Executive.
• The Global Stratagems Magazine.
• The Liberal.
• The Montreal Gazette.
• The Vancouver Sun.
• The Ottawa Citizen.
• The Globe and Mail ROB Magazine.
• The Calgary Sun. 
• The Ottawa Sun.
• The Edmonton Sun.
• The Winnipeg Sun.
• The London Free Press.