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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When Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) engineers first dreamed up the concept of the iPad — perhaps the most important computer product in a decade — they had to rethink every aspect of its design. To make a very thin, lightweight, powerful device would have been hard to pull… Read More
Our topic today is 10 companies featured in past 2011 issues -- my favorites. Read More
Without a doubt, it’s our most popular piece of research. Each year we publish our annual “Top 10 Stocks” list. Put simply, these are the 10 stocks my research staff and I think have the best chance of beating the market in the coming… Read More
The big question in the market never changes. Investors only want to know one thing: What’s next? To the degree that such a question is answerable, one must consider four aspects. 1. The historical underpinnings… Read More
It’s essential that a newly-public company remain in focus for investors. With enough attention, these new issues can climb steadily higher as the appearance of success draws more investors in. But if a company stumbles after an initial public offering (IPO), then it can… Read More
I’ve collected 595 dividend checks in the past two years… and I’m just getting started. Let me explain. It seems like yesterday that I sat down to write the first issue of my Daily Paycheck advisory. It was… Read More
He might be one of the most unheralded investors of modern times. The Globe and Mail newspaper called him “Canada’s ‘Hidden Billionaire.'” Others have referred to him as the “Warren Buffett of Canada.” No matter what you call him, Eric Sprott has no… Read More
When a new drug backed by impressive clinical data hits the market, investors quickly size up its market potential. And when this drug receives a thumbs-up from Medicare and other insurance-reimbursement firms, projections of billion-dollar sales… Read More
Editor’s note: The following article was published on Dec. 6. As one of the most widely-read articles of the year, we decided to share it with our readers once again. When there’s a slot open for an industrial stock in a portfolio, many investors — even professional ones —… Read More
The venerable TV investigative journalism program 60 Minutes recently blew the lid off a story we’ve been tracking for months. And you absolutely won’t believe it when you hear about it. Congress can trade on insider information — and it’s 100% legal. Here’s… Read More