David Dittman

David Dittman is the former managing editor and chief investment strategist of Utility Forecaster, which was named one of "10 investment newsletters to read besides Buffett's" in 2015.

He's also the former editorial director of Investing Daily, Charles Street Research, and Weiss Ratings.

David is a co-author of "The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century."

A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and the Villanova University School of Law, and a former stockbroker, David has been working in financial media for more than 20 years.