John Stephenson

John Stephenson is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with First Investment Management Inc., where he is responsible for a wide range of equity mandates with a particular focus on energy and resource investing. John is the author of Shell Shocked: How Canadians Can Invest After the Collapse and writes a free bi-weekly investment newsletter, Money Focus. He is regularly quoted by Bloomberg News, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal and is a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV and Canada’s Business News Network (BNN) and the CBC. He was recently recognized by Brendan Wood International (BWI) as one of Canada’s 50 best portfolio managers. John 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. He lives in Toronto.