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.
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Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Wendy’s/Arby’s (NYSE: WEN), IDT Corp. (NYSE: IDT) and ArcSight (Nasdaq: ARST). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, June 11, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low ArcSight (Nasdaq: ARST) $24.27 +22.5% $29.33 $14.23 IDT… Read More
My friend Chris was irate. “My broker just ripped me off!” he pouted. “Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) said in a press release they would pay $0.84 a share, but instead my broker gave me $0.714 a share.” I tried to explain to Chris that it’s not… Read More
The past decade has been tough for stocks, with the bursting of the Internet and housing bubbles creating share price volatility too extreme for many investors. As for blue chip companies, sky-high valuations in 2000 have left little in terms of total stock returns, even though… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), Contango (AMEX: MCF) and School Specialty (Nasdaq: SCHS). Top Percentage Losers –Thursday, June 10, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low School Specialty (Nasdaq: SCHS) $18.81 -6.6% $25.29… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are A-Power Energy (Nasdaq: APWR), Shuffle Master (Nasdaq: SHFL), and Men’s Wearhouse (NYSE: MW). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, June 10, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low A-Power Energy (Nasdaq: APWR)… Read More
During my former days as a financial advisor, I’d occasionally get a call or email from someone in our “Alternative Investments” department trying to drum up business. Invariably, they wanted me to deposit my clients’ assets into a specialized hedge fund utilizing one esoteric strategy or another. Quite… Read More
When the stock market is on the upswing, private companies get in line to sell their shares and become members of the new crop of initial public offerings (IPOs). Bankers like to know that investors are in a buying mood when taking these companies… Read More
There are some companies that work in distasteful industries. Companies like payday lenders, mortuaries and waste management services just aren’t the sexy companies people get excited about. Some even get on a soapbox and proclaim these businesses to be unethical and immoral. But the simple fact is that investors can… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Felcor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH), Ciena (Nasdaq: CIEN), and Bunge (NYSE: BG). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low FelCor Lodging (NYSE: FCH) $6.56 +17.6% $1.86… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS). Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) $16.78 -8.9% $22.55… Read More
