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
We’re too connected to not try to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events. And that's going to create big opportunities for investors... Read More
We’re too connected to not try to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events. And that's going to create big opportunities for investors... Read More
Most investors tend to fly by the seat of their pants. It's a formula for disaster. Here's how you can avoid those same mistakes... Read More
Most investors tend to fly by the seat of their pants. It's a formula for disaster. Here's how you can avoid those same mistakes... Read More
This story will be important to watch because it affects the bond and stock market. Here's what I'm looking for right now... Read More
This story will be important to watch because it affects the bond and stock market. Here's what I'm looking for right now... Read More
The investing trend I see in this chart probably isn't obvious to everyone. But here's why it's a big deal that investors should pay attention to... Read More
The investing trend I see in this chart probably isn't obvious to everyone. But here's why it's a big deal that investors should pay attention to... Read More
We know inflation will rise through the summer. Now, we know the Fed will be reluctant to act. Here's how traders can respond... Read More
We know inflation will rise through the summer. Now, we know the Fed will be reluctant to act. Here's how traders can respond... Read More
The market has turned in several down days in a row. So what's going on? Ironically, we have a strengthening economy to blame... Read More
The market has turned in several down days in a row. So what's going on? Ironically, we have a strengthening economy to blame... Read More
Shares of newest addition, GrowGeneration (Nasdaq: GRWG) tumbled with the overall market, and closed below our 20% trailing stop loss, yesterday, February 23. Even though we just added the stock to the portfolio, we will follow our stop loss rules. Remember, we can step aside now and wait for some… Read More
This could be the spark that creates higher inflation -- and that could lead to a bear market in stocks. Here's what you should know... Read More
This could be the spark that creates higher inflation -- and that could lead to a bear market in stocks. Here's what you should know... Read More
We decided to finally jump on the cannabis bandwagon. And we won’t lose a bit of sleep by being a little late to the party... Read More
We decided to finally jump on the cannabis bandwagon. And we won’t lose a bit of sleep by being a little late to the party... Read More
Shares of Enphase Energy (Nasdaq: ENPH) closed below our 20% trailing stop loss yesterday, February 22. That means it’s time to cut our losses and move on. The trade didn’t take off as expected, but that’s okay so long as we cut our losses short here. Action to… Read More
