
John Stephenson
Investment Expert & Author of Shell Shocked
John Stephenson is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with First Asset Investment Management Inc., where he is responsible for a wide range of equity mandates with a particular focus on energy and resource investing. An award-winning portfolio manager, Stephenson specializes in commodities and equities, showing clients and audiences where the stock, bond, currency and commodity markets are headed. He is the author of The Little Book of Commodity Investing and Shell Shocked: How Canadians Can Invest After the Collapse. An in-demand speaker, Stephenson explains the future of our finances, emphasizing the role that Canada plays in the global markets.
John Stephenson is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with First Asset Investment Management Inc., where he is responsible for a wide range of equity mandates with a particular focus on energy and resource investing. An award-winning portfolio manager, Stephenson specializes in commodities and equities, showing clients and audiences where the stock, bond, currency and commodity markets are headed.
Stephenson is the author of The Little Book of Commodity Investing and Shell Shocked: How Canadians Can Invest After the Collapse. He also writes a free bi-weekly investment newsletter, "Money Focus", which reaches a global audience of more than 75,000. Stephenson is regularly quoted by Bloomberg News, Reuters, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail. He is a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNBC and Canada’s Business News Network (BNN) and the CBC.
For the past two years, Stephenson has been recognized by Brendan Wood International (BWI) as one of Canada's 50 best portfolio managers.
Stephenson holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from INSEAD, as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations.
An in-demand speaker, Stephenson explains the future of our finances, emphasizing the role that Canada plays in the global markets.
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3. Canada Rising
The world has dramatically shifted, placing Canada at the epicenter of opportunity for both employment and investment. In this presentation, John explains why Canada’s time is now, and how our new-found global influence is translating into opportunities for all Canadians. He explains why Canada is ground zero for success and illustrates how best to capitalize on the opportunities ahead.
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2. Crude Reckoning: The Coming Global Energy Crisis and the Death of Free Market Capitalism
In the coming decades the global balance of power will continue shifting east, with dramatic implications for citizens of the free world. The competition for control of strategic resources will pit nation against nation and government sponsored companies against publicly listed corporations in a lopsided competition. In this dramatic and far reaching address, John describes the world of the future and what to do now to prepare not only for sharply higher oil prices, but a new world order.
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1. Hot Commodities
Commodities are hot and getting hotter. Your next, best investment opportunity isn’t in stocks, bonds or real estate—it’s in commodities the basic raw materials of everyday life. Smart investors know that after a decade of decline, stocks aren’t where the big money will be made. The winning bets of the future will be where global growth is going, rather than where it’s been. In his lively and engaging talk, John will illustrate why the world of commodities is awash in investment opportunity and why rising commodity prices affect us all.
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July 2010The Little Book of Commodity Investing
In simple, easy-to-understand language, John Stephenson shines a spotlight on commodities, exposing a world that is both fascinating and crucial to global economic progress. From the trading pits of Chicago to the streets of Shanghai, commodities figure in all of our lives. In The Little Book of Commodity Investing, Stephenson explains why commodities matter and how to profit in the commodity bull market that lies ahead.
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September 2009Shell Shocked
Shell Shocked turns the conventional investment wisdom on its head by providing compelling evidence that buying all things Canadian is a savvy bet, not a foolhardy gamble. Best yet, the global economic collapse has offered Canadian investors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to proper, while investing right here at home. Rich in detailed, fact-based analysis, Shell Shocked explains what to buy and when to buy it. The world has changed, and so has investing. Shell Shocked is your blueprint for investing success.
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