David Kuo 郭大昌 (Born 26 November 1956,
Hong Kong) is a
stock market
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analyst and
radio personality
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.
Personal History
After completing a PhD in Chemistry at
Imperial College London, David returned to his hometown in
Hong Kong to improve his business skills. When he returned to the
United Kingdom, via
Singapore, he worked for Hilton Group's racing division. Following this he ran his own trading company.
Kuo joined
The Motley Fool UK in 2000 as a news reporter, progressing to analyst in 2001 when the
Dot-com bubble burst and the company made lay-offs. It was at this point he volunteered to be interviewed by BBC radio, starting his broadcasting career. He returned to
Singapore to setup ''The Motley Fool Singapore'' in 2013. The business closed in October 2019 citing financial regulations making it impossible to grow the business further. Following the closure Kuo co-founded ''The Smart Investor''.
Broadcasting
David was heard regularly as a guest of
Danny Baker on
BBC London’s 94.9 FM, and is a regular commentator on national news programmes including
CNBC,
BBC News,
Sky News
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and
Fox Business News.
He previously presented a weekly podcast ''MoneyTalk'',
where he discussed the investing issues with members of the business and financial world.
References
External links
The Smart Investor
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Business commentators
English radio personalities
Living people
1956 births