Timothy Francis McCarthy (born September 19, 1951) is a former financial services chief executive,[1] a columnist, and author of The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy.
Early years
editMcCarthy grew up in the San Mateo/Burlingame area in northern California. He attended Aragon High School and Serra High School in San Mateo. He graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations. McCarthy then graduated from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business as a Baker Scholar, Harvard’s highest academic award.
Career
editMcCarthy began his career in the financial services industry working at Merrill Lynch in New York from 1983 to 1987. He then moved onto Fidelity Investments in Boston, where he served as an executive from 1987 to 1994. While at Fidelity, McCarthy served as president of both the Fidelity Investment Advisor Group and the National Financial Institutional Services group, as well as director of International Brokerage Group.
McCarthy then worked as chief executive at Jardine Fleming Unit Trusts in Hong Kong from 1994 to 1995.
After a year at Jardine Fleming, McCarthy went to work at Charles Schwab in San Francisco, where he served as president for three years, until 1998. While at Schwab, McCarthy was one of the top three executives at the firm.[2] Following his departure from Schwab, McCarthy spent the next 12 years in Asia, first serving as chairman at Good Morning Securities Group in Seoul, South Korea. After four years there, McCarthy spent eight years as chairman and CEO of Nikko Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.
McCarthy currently serves on the board of directors for Sherpa Digital Media.
Published works
editMcCarthy is the author of The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy, published by Palgrave Macmillan in February 2014.[3] He has also written articles for various trade publications and writes The Smart Investor column for U.S. News & World Report.[4]
Personal life
editMcCarthy earned a black belt in Kenpō karate when he was younger, and later ran a dojo in San Francisco.[5] He has said that he used the philosophy he learned through karate and adapted it to his management style while working as a chief executive in the financial services industry.
Bibliography
edit- The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy, ISBN 978-1137279101, published by Palgrave Macmillan in February 2014
References
edit- ^ "Timothy McCarthy: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "Plan well, retire richer". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ McCarthy, Timothy F. (2014-02-04). The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy: Tim McCarthy: 9781137279101: Amazon.com: Books. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1137279101.
- ^ "Timothy McCarthy". US News. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Whipp, Lindsay (2011-11-13). "American chief driven by karate philosophy". FT.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
External links
editSelected works
edit- Archive of McCarthy's columns at U.S. World and News and World Report
- "Will Your Clients Outlive Their Funds?" written with Dan Kern For Financial Advisor magazine
Interviews and profiles
edit- "American chief driven by karate philosophy" in the Financial Times
- "Plan well, retire richer" in Forbes magazine
- A Q&A with McCarthy about his book for ThinkAdvisor
- A 2011 interview with FundForum TV in which McCarthy discusses opportunities in Asia on YouTube
- A 2011 interview with Bloomberg Television about his outlook for the markets and business strategy on YouTube