Biography of Contributors
 

Del Thiessen, Chief Editor and author of Wall Street Tracker, began his academic career at Denver University, received his B.A degree at San Jose State College (now SJS University), and earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of California in Berkeley. He researched alcohol responses at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla and investigated animal and human social behavior in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas in Austin. He published nine books and over 250 research articles. His biography is presented in Who’s Who in America. Dr. Thiessen is Professor Emeritus and now uses his research and writing skills to help investors in the stock market. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and stock dividend strategies are the primary investment tools.
 

E. Denise Stokes, Consulting Editor of Wall Street Tracker, is consultant to ETF Perspective. She received her Ph.D. degree in Sociology and Demography from the University of Texas. Her specialty is governmental regulation in the electrical industry. She was on the staff of the Texas Public Utility Commission of Texas for ten years. As a government policy expert she consults for companies and investors interested in the Texas electric industry. Her company, Competitive Assets, LLC, now in its tenth year, provides information on the electrical industry to her clients and contributes to strategies of those wishing to come into the Texas market. She publishes several newsletters and policy reports (www.competitiveassets.com). Dr. Stokes has considerable experience in the real estate market and decades of experience investing in stocks, commodities, options, and, more recently, ETFs.