David Kuo (financial adviser)
Encyclopedia
David Kuo is a financial adviser
, radio personality
and writer
at The Motley Fool UK.
BBC London’s 94.9 FM
Breakfast Show, the Danny Baker
show, and is also a regular commentator on national news programmes including CNBC
, BBC News
, and Sky News
.
David also presents a weekly podcast, MoneyTalk, which covers all aspects of finance from annuities to Zombie fund
s.
He can also be heard on The Sun's
online radio show, SunTalk, with Jon Gaunt
.
, 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 and finally joined The Motley Fool in 2000.
Financial adviser
A financial adviser, is a professional who renders financial services to individuals, businesses and governments. This can involve investment advice, which may include pension planning, and/or advice on life insurance and other insurances such as income protection insurance, critical illness...
, radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
at The Motley Fool UK.
Broadcasting career
David can be heard onBBC London’s 94.9 FM
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
Breakfast Show, the Danny Baker
Danny Baker
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. Since the late 1970s, he has worked for a wide range of publications and broadcasters including NME, LWT, the BBC, and Talk Radio....
show, and is also a regular commentator on national news programmes including CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, and Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
.
David also presents a weekly podcast, MoneyTalk, which covers all aspects of finance from annuities to Zombie fund
Zombie fund
A Zombie Fund is a with-profits life insurance fund, which is closed to new business. So it is running off its investment portfolio, keeping the capital invested while waiting for the last members to die, but not underwriting new policies....
s.
He can also be heard on The Sun's
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
online radio show, SunTalk, with Jon Gaunt
Jon Gaunt
Jonathan Charles Gaunt , is an English radio talk show presenter, TV Personality, newspaper columnist, social commentator and spokesman....
.
Personal history
After completing a PhD in Chemistry at Imperial College LondonImperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
, David returned to his hometown in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
to improve his business skills. When he returned to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, via Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, he worked for Hilton Group's Racing Division. Following this he ran his own trading company and finally joined The Motley Fool in 2000.