Call it the winner’s curse. When companies grow at fast clip for a long time, investors come to assume they’ll never slow. Of course, all companies eventually grow too large to keep posting explosive growth. Some settle into a more moderate — but still respectable — plane of growth, while… Read More
David Sterman has worked as an investment analyst for nearly two decades. He started his Wall Street career in equity research at Smith Barney, culminating in a position as Senior Analyst covering European banks. While at Smith Barney, he learned of all the tricks used by Wall Street to steer the best advice to their top clients and their own trading desk. David has also served as Managing Editor at TheStreet.com and Director of Research at Individual Investor. In addition, David worked as Director of Research for Jesup & Lamont Securities. David has made numerous media appearances over the years, primarily on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and has a master's degree in management from Georgia Tech. David Stermanon
Analyst Articles
Take Advantage of New Income Opportunities
August 2, 2010
The faster growing segments of the U.S. economy and in other parts of the world had me looking at two promising investments ideas -- each with relatively untested track records. Both made the cut in this month's issue. Read More
Act Now While this Healthcare Giant is Still Cheap
July 30, 2010
An easy way to make money in the market is to buy a stock that has been beaten down due to short-term worries. Of course the rub is discerning whether the problem is indeed temporary. But there is considerable upside to identifying a setback that will not permanently impair a… Read More
When officers and directors decide to buy their company’s stock with their own cash, it’s invariably seen as a bullish sign for shares. Yet when they decide to sell, investors need not necessarily be overly concerned. Perhaps shares have had a nice run… Read More
Whatever You Do, Don’t Buy These Funds
July 30, 2010
My mother’s side of the family owns large tracts of land along the Louisiana and Mississippi border. The area is teeming with wildlife and has been an outdoor paradise for at least five generations. But the real value of this fertile region is the soil itself, where… Read More
The old axiom “The stock market always looks ahead” remains in force. And as is often the case, market forecasters are all over the lot as to what we can expect in 2011, 2012 and beyond. The most bearish forecasters can reasonably cite a bearish consumer, stressed… Read More
A significant change in the U.S. health-care system is about to go into effect. Few investors realize its far-reaching ramifications. All told, it will add up to billions of dollars in new revenue for leading medical software makers... Read More
The Most Speculative Stocks on the Market
July 29, 2010
We’d all love to find a way to find that +1,000% gainer. To capture this kind of upside, investors will have to take their chances on companies that may have a great future but little to show for it right now. These speculative plays, more often than not, fail to… Read More
The Three Most Popular IPOs of 2010
July 29, 2010
After starting the year on a high note, economic worries and uncertainty over the current earnings season have caused volatility to return to the stock market. As a result, the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) remains tepid. And recent performance statistics place overall IPO returns in negative territory so far in 2010. Despite the tough IPO market, there are still a number of stocks that have done quite well. Below is an overview of the most popular and best performing IPOs during the… Read More
After starting the year on a high note, economic worries and uncertainty over the current earnings season have caused volatility to return to the stock market. As a result, the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) remains tepid. And recent performance statistics place overall IPO returns in negative territory so far in 2010. Despite the tough IPO market, there are still a number of stocks that have done quite well. Below is an overview of the most popular and best performing IPOs during the past year. Better yet, they still have plenty of room to run as the business cycle heats up and each firm has the ability to expand its market reach significantly after raising funds from their recent offerings. Tesla Motors Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) Business: Auto Manufacturing Trailing 12-month Revenue: $111.9 Million Tesla’s IPO was one of the more widely covered and popular IPOs of the year. The firm is still tiny by many measures, including revenue just over $100 million during the past year and a market capitalization of… Read More
It’s an age-old question: Do you chase fast-rising stocks or go after beaten-down names? If you’re in the former camp, check out the stocks in the table below. They’ve posted stunning gains in July and investors may wonder whether yet more gains lie ahead. As is with… Read More