Chartered Financial Analyst & Investment Writer
New York, NY · 14 years of experience
David Park is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder with 14 years of experience in investment management and financial analysis. He spent the first decade of his career at a mid-size asset management firm in New York, where he managed fixed-income portfolios and developed expertise in credit analysis and tax-efficient investing.
David transitioned to financial writing in 2022 with the goal of bringing institutional-quality investment thinking to individual investors. His work focuses on the intersection of tax strategy and investment returns — an area he believes is systematically underemphasized in mainstream personal finance content.
He has been published in Morningstar, Investopedia, and The CFA Institute's Financial Analysts Journal. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University and earned his CFA® charter in 2013.
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CFA Institute · 2013
B.S. Applied Mathematics
Columbia University
CFA® Charter
CFA Institute
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