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. David Stermanon

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For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

Long before director J.J. Abrams made Star Trek cool again, I was a fan.#-ad_banner-# I’ve seen all of the movies — from the first ones with Captain Kirk and his crew to the ones with Captain Picard and the “Next Generation” cast all the way through the latest, younger, hipper version that currently dominates the box office. Some are campy fun. Some are thrill rides. Some, frankly, aren’t that great. And sometimes, I even learned something while watching. One of the things I learned while watching “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” — the last one with the original Enterprise… Read More

Long before director J.J. Abrams made Star Trek cool again, I was a fan.#-ad_banner-# I’ve seen all of the movies — from the first ones with Captain Kirk and his crew to the ones with Captain Picard and the “Next Generation” cast all the way through the latest, younger, hipper version that currently dominates the box office. Some are campy fun. Some are thrill rides. Some, frankly, aren’t that great. And sometimes, I even learned something while watching. One of the things I learned while watching “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” — the last one with the original Enterprise crew — is that the word “sabotage” comes from “sabot,” a French word for shoes or clogs. During the Industrial Revolution, protesting workers threw their wooden sabot into machines designed to replace them, intending to destroy the machines. (A Vulcan crew member — played by a pointy-eared Kim Cattrall, long before “Sex and the City” made her a star — shared this piece of wisdom.) Sabotage is often associated with subtle methods of destruction, although throwing shoes into a machine isn’t particularly subtle. Sabotage can even take place in your finances. You might even be perpetrating financial sabotage on your… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding… Read More

For true long-term investors, the intended holding period for a stock is typically measured in years, and the decision to buy it is based solely on that company’s long-term prospects. But every now and then, a short-term factor takes hold and forces an investor to become a trader. Refusing to take on that role, even if only temporarily, can mean missed opportunities. Like it or not, anybody who’s currently holding a position in Kellogg (NYSE: K), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), or Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a trader. How so? Because these food stocks and their peers have rallied considerably since the latter part of last year — so much so, in fact, that they’re all at considerable risk of a pullback. Shareholders will have to make a decision soon, too, since the underlying reason for the rally is already starting… Read More