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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Analyst Articles
At the start of this year, many economists predicted that an economic crisis in Europe would grow larger, and Washington would be unable to develop a bipartisan consensus around a fix for our persistent budget deficits. They were right on both counts. Economists also… Read More
I love chatting with my subscribers. It’s one of my favorite parts of being chief investment strategist of my new newsletter, Energy & Income. That’s why I try to address as many questions that subscribers send as possible. Now, I can’t get to every single email that… Read More
Just because you develop a popular new technology, there’s no guarantee you can control its destiny. Digital video recorder (DVR) pioneer Tivo (Nasdaq: TIVO) convinced cable companies it’s program-recording devices would revolutionize viewing habits, as it was far more functional than a plain-old… Read More
Like many investors, you may favor stocks that pay a healthy dividend but can also shoot up nicely in value. In terms of performance over the long haul, these growth and income stocks are often comparable to (and sometimes even better than) the… Read More
Here are my favorite companies that this top venture capital fund is buying now. Read More
There is intelligence and then there is wisdom. We are all born with intelligence, but we pick up wisdom along the way. I’m no more intelligent than when I got into this business 20 years ago, but hopefully, much wiser. The key evolution: I now develop far fewer mistaken assumptions… Read More
Back in April, I wrote a piece about taking profits on some of the energy master limited partnerships or MLPs. [You can read the original article here.] How have things turned out since? Two of the names I discussed, Kinder Morgan Energy (NYSE: KMP) and Navios Maritime… Read More
There are about a thousand of them listed on the U.S. exchanges. They track everything from the S&P 500… to gold… to Treasury bonds… and much more. They are basically nothing more than portfolios of stocks, bonds… Read More
With investors fixated on the open-ended crisis in Europe, fretting about how it may affect their investments here in the United States, they may be overlooking another emerging trouble spot. Halfway around the world, the Chinese economy has begun to slow, and… Read More
As an income investor, one of my favorite holdings is telecom stocks. Their stable business models and generous yields leave me at ease. Dividends are also often higher than other sectors because of the strong cash flow these companies generate and… Read More
