Stephen Bland

Stephen Bland qualified as a chartered accountant in 1971 and between 1977 and 2001 ran his own successful accountancy practice in London. He has been an active private investor for 40 years. In 1999, Mr. Bland began writing on investing for the Motley Fool Web site (under the nickname "TMF Pyad") and a number of other financial publications. Since January 2008, he has been a contributor to MoneyWeek. Mr. Bland also runs his own investment newsletter, The Dividend Letter, based on his hugely successful "High Yield Portfolio" (HYP) strategy.