Scott Chan

Scott Chan moved from China to the U.S. with family at the age of ten. He passed the rigorous entrance exam and attended the merit-based Stuyvesant High School, widely held to be best public school in New York City. He earned undergraduate degrees from New York University followed by an MBA degree from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College.

Shortly thereafter Scott partnered with Dr. Stephen Leeb on numerous financial publications. Today, he serves as the lead analyst for Real World Investing and The Complete Investor.

Mr. Chan is an avid baseball fan and enjoys outdoor activities in his spare time. A multicultural person, he reads Chinese and speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese.

Analyst Articles

Generally, inflation is thought to be a headwind for utilities because higher inflation expectation typically leads to higher interest rates. Since utilities are capital-intensive businesses and need to keep investing to grow, higher interest rates (cost of debt) would be a headwind. Furthermore, the rate that utilities can charge customers… Read More

Last week, we reviewed Reality Income (NYSE: O). This week we check in on our other REITs (Income Portfolio) to see how they are holding up as Covid remains a serious issue, with Omicron being the latest variant of concern. We start with the most vulnerable REIT in our portfolio… Read More

Realty Income (NYSE: O) (Income Portfolio) has recently merged with VEREIT in an all-stock transaction. The marriage of the two REITs is expected to be immediately accretive to AFFO—adjusted funds from operations, a REIT-specific cash measure. The higher the amount, the more available cash the REIT has to pay out… Read More