John P. Reese

Who is John P. Reese?

John P. Reese is an American author, financial columnist, and money manager. He has written two books about investing, and is a columnist for several international financial publications, including Forbes magazine and Forbes.com; Canada's Globe and Mail; RealMoney.com ; and the Israeli newspaper Globes.

Reese has developed computer models that are based on the published strategies of several financial strategists, including Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, Martin Zweig, and Kenneth Fisher. He holds two patents in the field of automated stock analysis: "Computer based device to report the results of codified methodologies of financial advisors applied to a single security or element" U.S. Patent 6,370,516; and "Magazine, online, and broadcast summary recommendation reporting system to aid in decision making" U.S. Patent 6,236,980.

Reese is also the founder and chief executive officer of Validea.com, a research website that allows visitors to use his screening tools, and Validea Capital Management, an investment advisory firm. He advises two mutual funds offered in Canada, Omega Consensus American Equity Fund and Omega Consensus International Equity Fund.