Mr. Rea entered the investment counseling profession in 1969, and has been in that business continuously since.
He was the Founder of Rea, Nelson & Staight, Inc., and James T. Rea & Associates, Inc. Both firms were Registered Investment Advisers and provided investment counseling services to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit sharing plans and charitable organizations.
In 1985, James T. Rea & Associates, Inc. became affiliated with Bank in Liechtenstein(Vaduz). Mr. Rea was appointed Senior Vice President and West Coast Regional Manager for BIL Management, Inc., Bank in Liechtenstein’s U.S.investment counseling subsidiary.
James T. Rea & Associates, Inc. was purchased by Bank in Liechtensteinin 1987. He was appointed Managing Director and West Coast Regional Manager. He served on the Board of Directors of the company, and on the Board of Directors of BIL, Trainer Wortham Trust Company of New York. In 1989, he left Bank in Liechtenstein to form Brookside Capital, Inc.
