David Dierking is a freelance writer focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, dividend income strategies and retirement planning. He has spent more than 20 years in the financial services industry and his background includes experience in investment management, portfolio analytics and asset/liability management at both BMO Financial Group and Strong Capital Management. He runs his own website, ETF Focus, and currently writes for Seeking Alpha, ETF Daily News, ETFdb.com, MutualFunds.com and Dividend.com. He was also included in the panel for ETFReference.com’s “101 ETF Investing Tips from the Experts”. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Finance.