PROFESSIONAL TITLE

Market Analyst

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance - Saint Louis University
• Master of Business Administration (International Exchange) - University of Oxford
• Master of Business Administration, Dual Concentration in Sustainable Finance and FinTech with elective in Portfolio Management - Asian Institute of Management

EXPERTISE

• Technical Analysis
• Investment and Portfolio Management
• Financial Markets Trading
• Behavioral Economics/Finance
• Macroeconomics

SUMMARY

Dave has over ten years of extensive investing and trading experience across global financial markets ​​— including US, European, and Asian Stock Markets, Forex, Cryptocurrency, Derivatives (Options and Futures), and Commodities (e.g., Gold, Oil) markets. He has ​​authored, edited, and ghostwritten over 500 short and long-form financial, investment, and economic pieces (incl. articles, guides, journals, and whitepapers).

EXPERIENCE

• Independent Market Analyst, Writer, and Editor (2021-present)
• Private Portfolio Manager (2021-present)
• Assistant Manager - Portfolio Management, Bank of the Philippine Islands (2020-2021)
• Management Trainee, Bank of the Philippine Islands (2019)

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

National Champion - 2018 National Stock Market Trading Competition (Philippines) Distinction/High Honors - Proposal Paper on “How Applied Behavioral Economics Can Improve Market Efficiency in the Stock Market of an Emerging Economy” (from the University of Oxford) Full Merit Scholar - Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees