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Brooklyn Edition Vol. 26 · No. 1
The Annual Report of

Vernon Khong

Staff AccountantBaruch Finance '25Chess Tournament DirectorMarket ResearcherBrooklyn, NY
● Breaking · Talent Markets

Analysts agree: the numbers always add up when Vernon is on the books.

Vernon Khong reconciles accounts by day, studies global markets by night, and spent his teens running chess tournaments for hundreds of players at a time. With a 3.7 GPA in Finance from Baruch College and hands-on experience across AR, inventory, and month-end close, he is the rare hire who thinks three moves ahead on every ledger.

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Vernon Khong in a navy suit and blue tie$VERN · Strong Buy
Vernon Khong · Staff Accountant
Baruch Finance '25 · Brooklyn, NY
0GPA · BBA Finance
0Tournaments directed
0Players per event
0Transactions per shift
0Trading the markets
§ 01 · Price History

Up and to the right. Since 2017.

Every chart has a story. This one only has higher highs. Hover over the candles to see the career milestones behind the rally.

$VERN · Vernon Khong Career Index · WeeklyHover the ● markers
2017Tournament Director, Chess in the Schools
2018Accounting Intern, MEI CPA
2020Starts trading equities, FX & crypto
2021Enters Baruch College, Finance
2025Graduates with a 3.7 GPA
2026Staff Accountant, Teso Life
§ 02 · General Journal

Experience, posted and reconciled.

An accountant's résumé should balance. Every role below debits experience and credits results.

DateAccount & descriptionDr. ExperienceCr. Results
02/2026
to Present

Staff Accountant Current

Teso Life
  • Owns sales reconciliations and keeps accounts receivable accurate, investigating discrepancies and monitoring outstanding balances.
  • Reconciles AR balances to protect the integrity of every customer account.
  • Records inventory purchases, transfers, and adjustments, and ties physical inventory back to the books.
  • Uses Excel and the company ERP to analyze data and support financial reporting.
  • Supports monthly reporting and month-end close for timely, accurate financial statements.
 AR · Inventory
Close · ERP		Clean books ✓
08/2023
to 12/2023

Retail Cashier

Teso Life
  • Processed 100+ transactions per shift across cash, credit, and electronic payments, with precision.
  • Worked with a 10-person team to streamline store operations and cut customer wait times.
  • Delivered fast, friendly service in a high-volume environment.
Memo: hired back by the same company as a Staff Accountant. Promotion from the register to the ledger.
 Payments
Teamwork		Rehired ✓
09/2017
to 03/2020

Tournament Director

Chess in the Schools
  • Directed and supported 50+ scholastic chess tournaments with up to 400 participants each.
  • Ran check-in and results reporting with accurate, timely updates.
  • Coordinated staff, enforced rules, and kept the experience positive for players and families.
 Leadership
Operations		50+ events ✓
11/2018
to 04/2019

Accounting Intern

MEI CPA
  • Assisted with bookkeeping and tax preparation for small-business and individual clients, years before college.
  • Organized and maintained client files and supporting documentation.
 Bookkeeping
Tax prep		Head start ✓
TotalsTrial balance: every debit matched by a result.BalancedBalanced ✓
§ 03 · The Board

He thinks three moves ahead.

Years running New York's scholastic chess tournaments taught Vernon the same thing accounting does: details win games. And he does not just run tournaments. He wins them: 1st place, Under 1400 section. Below is one of his favorite games from that event, played as White, with a queen sacrifice that forces checkmate. This is the real game, move for move.

Move 0 · White to play
🏆 1st Place · Under 1400 · Vernon Khong (White) vs. Aaron · 2019 · Sicilian Defense

The queen sacrifice.

Move 13: Vernon offers his queen with Qf5+. Black takes it, and walks straight into a king hunt. Three checks later, the black king is trapped on d4 and the little pawn move c3 ends the game. Checkmate in 16 moves.

From the chessboard to the balance sheet.

Directing 50+ tournaments with up to 400 players means hundreds of results, pairings, and check-ins that must be right the first time. One wrong entry and the whole bracket breaks.

That is exactly how Vernon treats reconciliations: every number has a reason, every discrepancy gets traced, every close ends in checkmate.

"Sacrifice the queen if the position demands it. Never sacrifice accuracy."
§ 04 · Financial Position

The balance sheet of a great hire.

Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Hiring Principles. Assets audited by everyone who has worked with him.

Assets
Current assets
Accounts receivable expertiseReconciled
Inventory accountingMatched to GL
Month-end closeOn time
Excel, QuickBooks Online, ERPLiquid
Long-term assets
BBA Finance, Baruch College3.7 GPA
Market research (since 2020)Compounding
Leadership (50+ events)Appreciating
Mandarin & CantoneseGoodwill
Total assetsExceptional
Liabilities & Equity
Liabilities
Unreconciled discrepancies0.00
Missed deadlines0.00
Attention to detail deficit0.00
Total liabilities0.00
Equity
Work ethic, paid-in since 2017Full
Retained curiosityGrowing
Analytical thinking & problem-solvingCore
Total liabilities & equityExceptional
✓ Balanced · Audited

Note 1: Assets equal liabilities plus equity. Liabilities equal zero. You can do the rest of the math.

§ 05 · Markets Desk

Six years in the arena.

Since September 2020, Vernon has researched and traded across three asset classes with his own capital, reading earnings, filings, and macro and geopolitical signals. The receipts are below.

Asset class 01

Equities

Company earnings, financial reports, and fundamentals. The same statements he helps prepare at work, read from the investor's side.

Asset class 02

Forex

Macroeconomic and geopolitical developments, rate expectations, and global flows, traded through OANDA.

Asset class 03

Crypto

The most volatile market there is. The best place to learn real risk management, fast.

MethodTrends, earnings, filings, macro
DisciplineRisk management first
PlatformsE*TRADE · OANDA
TrackSince Sep 2020

The Trade Blotter.

Real fills · Vernon's personal brokerage account
AMD · Long-term position · 2024 to 2026+448%

Built a position one or a few shares at a time while AMD slid from $136 to $105 in late 2024 and early 2025, buying the fear instead of selling it. Sold the full position in September 2026 at $609.31.

Avg. cost $111.18→Exit $609.315.5×
Buying zone · $105 to $136Sold · $609.31
AMD · Swing · Nov 2026+29.6%

Bought at $431.10, sold six days later at $558.73.

AMD · Tariff-crash bounce · Apr 2025+11.7%

Bought at $77.10 during the April 2025 market selloff, sold eight days later at $86.13.

TickerTypeEntryAvg. buyExitSellReturn
AMDLong-termNov 2024 to Feb 2025$111.18Sep 21, 2026$609.31+448.0%
AMDSwingNov 5, 2026$431.10Nov 11, 2026$558.73+29.6%
TEMSwingJul 23 to 24, 2026$43.47 to $45.86Aug 10, 2026$54.73≈ +20%
AMDSwingApr 8, 2025$77.10Apr 16, 2025$86.13+11.7%
TEMSwingOct 8, 2026$68.23Oct 29, 2026$73.68+8.0%

Returns are price returns on actual brokerage fills, before taxes. A selection of trades from Vernon's personal account, shown to illustrate his research and risk discipline. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not investment advice.

§ 06 · Credentials

Trained at Baruch. Tested in the real world.

Bachelor of Business Administration

Finance, Baruch College, City University of New York

August 2021 to May 2025
3.7Cumulative
GPA
Financial & Accounting
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Month-End Close
  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Inventory Accounting
  • Sales Reconciliation
Technical
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • QuickBooks Online
  • ERP Systems
  • E*TRADE
  • OANDA
Languages
  • English
  • 普通话 Mandarin
  • 廣東話 Cantonese
Core competencies
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Problem-Solving
  • Communication
  • Organization
  • Attention to Detail
§ 07 · Investment Thesis

Four reasons to buy now.

♜

Precision

Reconciles AR and inventory until the variance is zero. No loose ends, no "close enough."

♝

Strategy

A tournament champion (1st place, Under 1400) who reads the whole board, in chess and in markets.

♞

Composure

Ran events with 400 players at once. Month-end close does not rattle him.

♛

Growth

Cashier to Staff Accountant at the same company. The trend line speaks for itself.

Some people count numbers. Vernon makes sure they count. Accurate books, sharp analysis, and the patience of a chess player.

§ 08 · Place an Order

Limited supply. Act before the market does.

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LocationBrooklyn, NY
Open toAccounting · Finance · Analyst
RatingStrong Buy
Response timeFast

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