John Christy

CFA
Expertise: International Markets
Title: Investment Counsellor

Highlights

  • Over two decades of experience covering international markets and investing
  • Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute
  • MBA from Carnegie Mellon University

Experience

John Christy covered international markets and investing for more than a decade as a senior editor at Forbes and then Bloomberg News, and has been an investment counsellor in Canada for over ten years. John worked briefly for a boutique global investment management firm before creating the Forbes International Investment Report, a monthly investment newsletter. He is a frequent speaker at investment conferences and has served as a research consultant to several global organizations, including Forbes Newsletter Group, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Deloitte, Lincoln Financial Group, and World Bank/IFC.

John holds the distinguished CFA designation from the CFA Institute, and was an expert contributor on international investing for The Balance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics from Fordham University

MBA from Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business

 

About The Balance

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