Brad Briggs is the Editorial Director of StreetAuthority. A veteran of the financial publishing industry, Brad manages the team of writers and editors responsible for our premium newsletters, free newsletters, and website. He formerly co-wrote our Maximum Profit premium newsletter and manages our premium subscribers-only newsletter, StreetAuthority Insider.
Brad bought his first stock in high school and has been hooked ever since. After graduating early from college, success in the market enabled him to pay off his student loans and buy his first house. And although he has experience in everything from momentum investing to options, one of his proudest investing accomplishments has been buying and holding on to Apple since 2014.
Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated and that anyone can achieve financial independence regardless of background. As Editorial Director, Brad makes it his mission to demystify the world of investing for a wide audience. His writing has been featured in outlets like Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, and MSN Money, among others.
An experienced powerlifter, Brad spends his time renovating and working on his property in Texas and tending to cattle when not following the market.
Analyst Articles
The pain in equity markets continues. Friday, investors continued to digest the red-hot CPI number released earlier this week. Shares of tech companies drug the market lower, while bad news from companies like FedEx stoked fears of the earnings picture moving forward. The package delivery giant announced a big-time earnings… Read More
According to Vanda Research, individual investors are sitting on an average paper loss of 27% this year.
Despite that horrendous performance, the “buy the dip” frenzy continues… Read More
Part of the Fed's mandate is to get inflation down to 2%. That’s not likely to happen soon unless drastic (and painful) measures are taken... Read More
Part of the Fed's mandate is to get inflation down to 2%. That’s not likely to happen soon unless drastic (and painful) measures are taken... Read More
Most people think that gasoline stations profit most when gasoline prices are high. But that isn’t necessarily the case... Read More
Most people think that gasoline stations profit most when gasoline prices are high. But that isn’t necessarily the case... Read More
I bet you didn’t need the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to tell you that inflation was still red-hot. But the market did (and possibly the Fed, too?) On Tuesday, the BLS reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose more than expected in August. The tale of the… Read More
If you're looking to get started (or simply need to get back on track) I would begin with these three simple steps... Read More
If you're looking to get started (or simply need to get back on track) I would begin with these three simple steps... Read More
If you're looking for an off-the-radar way to play the energy sector, this stock is a solid choice for risk-tolerant investors... Read More
If you're looking for an off-the-radar way to play the energy sector, this stock is a solid choice for risk-tolerant investors... Read More
I run across a lot of statistics in my job. It comes with the territory. But I saw one a couple of years ago that truly shocked me. Here it goes… Earlier this year, Bankrate reported that just 44% of Americans surveyed said they could afford to comfortably cover… Read More
While market sentiment seems to have shifted, it's still a tough market out there. Here's what you need to know... Read More
While market sentiment seems to have shifted, it's still a tough market out there. Here's what you need to know... Read More
The reason I harp on this a lot is because it's one of the hardest things for investors to execute and understand. Let's dive in... Read More
The reason I harp on this a lot is because it's one of the hardest things for investors to execute and understand. Let's dive in... Read More
