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
“Stick your neck out and it will get chopped.” That notion is widely known among Wall Street analysts. They realize it’s a lot safer to keep your earnings and target prices in line with the hoard of other analysts. If you… Read More
It’s going to touch everything. It will make a difference in what we eat, where we travel, how we heat and cool our homes, even how much we save and spend. Actually, these sorts of changes are already taking place. But over the next… Read More
Short sellers face two major risks when they bet against stocks, hoping they’ll sharply decline. First, their research needs to be right on the mark, correctly predicting negative future events will come to pass. Second, they hope and pray the broader market doesn’t rise… Read More
It’s no big secret how most stocks have been devalued during the past three months. Debt worries in Europe, combined with sluggish economic data in the United States (including a pesky unemployment rate above 9%) have had investors heading for the exit. Read More
Today, I bring you two small-cap companies that are doing well now, and should continue to do so... Read More
I’ll bet you can name most of the world’s top 10 economies. Most of them, such as the U.S. economy, the Japanese economy and the British economy have long been global powerhouses, yet their days of peak growth have likely passed. Only two of… Read More
I have a chart I want to show you. It’s nothing complex or hard to understand. In fact, I take pride in how simple it is to read. You’ll be surprised the information shown in this chart is the result of less than two years of work;… Read More
If you’ve ever invested in semiconductor and semiconductor-equipment stocks, then you’ve seen the dramatic ups and downs these shares can take. To make money with these chip stocks, you have to figure out the right time to buy (ahead of the next peak… Read More
A chance like this doesn’t come around often… As the world’s most-followed investor, Warren Buffett’s portfolio is watched like a hawk. Investors everywhere intently follow his every move, ready to imitate his next play. #-ad_banner-#So under normal circumstances, if Buffett buys a stock, then… Read More
It’s no coincidence El Paso (NYSE: EP) and Brigham Exploration (Nasdaq: BEXP) would receive massive buyout offers on the same day. Both of these companies are exposed to a fuel source — natural gas — that has seemingly been out of favor since… Read More
