Lisa is a stock analyst with nearly 25 years of investment research experience. She earned a MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago in 1987 and began her career in investment research that same year as part of the equity research team at Kemper Financial Services. In 1989, Lisa joined the Financial Relations Board, a large investor relations consulting firm, rising to the position of director of financial analysis.
During her tenure with FRB, Lisa was a consultant to Boston Market, MGI Pharma, Devon Energy and other Fortune 1000 companies. In 2000, Lisa left to become director of investor Relations for a NYSE-listed REIT, serving in that position until the REIT was acquired. Since then, Lisa has worked as a stock analyst for independent research firms, investment newsletters and financial websites.
Analyst Articles
When one thinks of legendary investors, Peter Lynch stands out as arguably the most successful mutual-fund manager of all time. His track record as manager of Fidelity’s Magellan (Nasdaq: FMAGX) fund is extraordinary. Lynch took control of the Magellan fund in 1977 and grew it into the world’s largest… Read More
When it comes to biotech stocks, some investors like to swing for the fences. When that plan works, it feels great. Shareholders of Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN), for example, saw their investment rise from $3 in March 2009 to more than $20 in just two months. The stock has doubled again… Read More
In 1999, James Glassman and Kevin Hassett grabbed headlines with their book Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market. Their timing was impeccably bad. The Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked later that year at 11,900 and didn’t see the same levels again… Read More
Experienced income investors know one of the surest ways to build wealth is to buy stocks that regularly increase dividends. This is because dividend growth can turn even low-yielding stocks into big income producers over time. For example, consider the… Read More
In the last few years, we’ve seen the demise of such retailers as Bombay, Linen & Things and Circuit City. These firms were ill-equipped to handle the duel pressures of a slowing economy and the rising pressure of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and other retailers. And… Read More
I’m not an alarmist by nature, but there’s no denying we’re in a food crisis. How else would you explain angry demonstrations in Mexico protesting exorbitant corn tortilla prices or the fact that Pakistan called in the military to guard flour mills? The recent… Read More
It’s never prudent to cause undue alarm. This is why European policy makers continue to speak of tactics and strategies to help Greece avoid any economic meltdown that would lead to bond defaults and a departure from the euro. To speak publicly of these… Read More
Do you remember the old commercials for brokerage firm E.F. Hutton back in the 1970s and early 1980s? They always ended with the announcer saying, “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” In every advertisement, a pair of affluent-looking friends or co-workers would be discussing investments in some… Read More
Imagine a restaurant that is so unclean, health inspectors wouldn’t allow it to reside in the same shopping center as other eateries. Well, this is just what investors have found when searching for stocks listed in the “Pink Sheets.” These stocks aren’t allowed anywhere… Read More
Yield-starved investors are wondering where they can capture high yields when a savings account pays 0.5%. A certificate of deposit (CD)? A 1-year CD pays 1.2%, according to BankRate.com. That doesn’t even keep up with… Read More
