David Fessler
Energy & Infrastructure Expert
David Fessler is the energy and infrastructure expert for Investment U.
He’s a degreed Electrical Engineer and before retiring at the age of 47, David served as Vice-President for Strategic Business at LTX Corporation. He was also Vice-President of Operations, Sales & Marketing for Quality Telecommunications, Inc. and now owns two successful businesses.
His success as an investor spans over 35 years in the energy and technology sectors and David is also a noted specialist in the semiconductor and telecommunications sectors.
David’s regular Investment U columns reach more than 400,000 readers and his articles are widely syndicated. Seeking Alpha has listed him among its 100 fastest-growing authors by readership.
David has appeared on Fox News Channel and was one of the first journalists to break the story on the commercial real estate crash.
He’s an avid cyclist and lives with his wife and two sons in a 200-year old stone farmhouse in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Most Recent Articles:
- Polysilicon Prices in 2012: The Tipping Point For Solar
- The Impact of Global Oil Consumption: OECD vs. Non-OECD
- Natural Gas: Another Great Contrarian Investment in 2012
David Fessler’s investment newsletters and trading services:
- Editor, Peak Energy Strategist

More from David Fessler
What was the first dollar you ever earned?
When I was 12, I mowed lawns and I had a daily (that’s all seven days a week) paper route with 35 customers.
What’s been the most satisfying dollar (or dollars) you’ve ever earned?
When the stock of the electronics company I worked for went from less than $1 to over $50 a share. That’s when I sold… and subsequently retired.
What’s your favorite way to make money?
The old fashion way: Earning it.
What’s the best investment advice you’ve given or ever heard?
Don’t try to beat the market, and don’t believe anyone who tells you they can.
Additional Articles
You can view previous articles by David Fessler below, or explore the Investment U archives.
- Polysilicon Prices in 2012: The Tipping Point For Solar
- The Impact of Global Oil Consumption: OECD vs. Non-OECD
- Natural Gas: Another Great Contrarian Investment in 2012
- The Nuts and Bolts of Investing
- U.S. Gas and Diesel Prices: The Latin American Connection
- The Iranian Threat
- "Powering" the Future of Transportation
- Upward Pressure to Remain on Brent Crude in 2012
- Iran Sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz and Oil Prices
- The Top Five “Green” Predictions for 2012
- The Five Factors Moving Oil Prices This Year
- How to Lower Your Energy Bills for Free
- Identify This "Tell" and Beat the Stock Market Casino
- Crude Reality: Why Consumers in the Northeast Will Pay More At the Pump
- Subsidies Aren’t the Real Problem for Alternative Energy
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