
David Stein is the founder of Money for the Rest of Us. Since 2014, he has produced and hosted the Money for the Rest of Us podcast and membership community. He is also co-founder of Asset Camp, a leading asset class research tool. He is the author of “Money for the Rest of Us: 10 Questions to Master Successful Investing.” Previously, David spent over a decade as an institutional investment advisor and portfolio manager. He was a managing partner at FEG Investment Advisors, a $15 billion investment advisory firm. At FEG, David served as Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Portfolio Strategist.
Education
- MBA in finance, Miami University
Accolades
- “Money For the Rest of Us” was named one of Time + NextAdvisor’s Best Finance Podcasts of 2021.
Expertise in
- Alternative investments
- Hedge funds
- Asset management
- Portfolio management
- Investments
- Global macro
- Macroeconomics
- Business strategy
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