[5] In 1980 Chaikin began developing proprietary stock market indicators, and in 1982 joined the firm Drexel Burnham Lambert.

That year he began hosting a regular segment on the Financial News Network—the original incarnation of CNBC.

[6] Chaikin spent much of his career developing computerized stock selection models for money managers.

[10] As founder and CEO of the firm he has appeared on several national news networks including CNBC[11] and Fox Business.

[12] In 2011 and 2012 he was noted in the media for his bullish optimism for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the stock market in general.