Jared Dillian
Jared Dillian is an Investment Strategist and Editor at Mauldin Economics. He is also the Editor of The Daily Dirtnap, a daily market newsletter for investment professionals he has been publishing since 2008. Dillian is one of the most original, contrarian voices in the industry. He is a master of market psychology with a loyal following ranging from investors to professional traders and hedge fund managers. He had a flourishing career as one of Wall Street’s prominent risk-takers.
Jared Dillian Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Columnist
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Columnist
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Editor and Investment Strategist
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ETF Trader
Academic History
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MBA, Finance
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Mathematics and Computer Science
PERSONAL LIFE
- Dillian was raised in Southeastern Connecticut in the eighties and early nineties.
- He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1996 and served out his five-year service commitment, mostly on the West Coast.
- In his spare time, he is a progressive house DJ and speaks frequently on mental health issues at financial institutions.
CAREER
- From 1999 to 2000, Dillian worked for a small floor market maker on the Pacific Options Exchange.
- From 2001 to 2008, he was a trader for Lehman Brothers, routinely trading over $1 billion a day in volume.
- He left Lehman Brothers to start a market newsletter for investment professionals, The Daily Dirtnap.
- He is a Teaching Associate in the graduate business program at Coastal Carolina University.
MEDIA AND APPEARANCES
- Dillian has appeared on dozens of local and syndicated radio programs, including MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, The New York Times, Business Insider.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.
- He has appeared as a guest at the 2021 Real Vision Festival of Learning.
PUBLICATIONS
- Dillian is a regular contributor to a variety of online business and financial publications, including Bloomberg View, Forbes, and Mauldin Economics.
- He is the Host of The Jared Dillian Show, a nationally syndicated radio Show on personal finance that runs 2 hours per day.
- He currently writes Street Freak and The 10th Man, which have a combined readership of more than 200,000.
- His memoir, Street Freak, was named Businessweek’s #1 general Business book of 2011.
- His first novel All the Evil of This World was published in 2016.