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
The stock market rarely moves in a straight line. That’s why many investors grew anxious in recent months as the S&P 500 managed to rise in 10 out of past 11 months. So it should come as… Read More
Years from now, Apple employees will look back on April 18, 2013, as the day the company awoke from its slumber. That day, Apple’s shares closed below $400 — a price that was inconceivable seven months earlier, when… Read More
In recent years, the phrase “seeking alpha” has come into vogue. This refers to the ability of a portfolio to outperform the broader market or a related set of benchmarks. Yet in light of the market’s choppy start… Read More
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My colleague Amy Calistri loves stocks that grow their dividends quickly.#-ad_banner-# One need only look at her track record to see why. Last month, her portfolio of Fast Dividend Growers in her Daily Paycheck newsletter posted average total returns of 55% while… Read More
Working for StreetAuthority, I do a lot of different things. In the course of a day, I may be writing an article, discussing potential picks with our staff, researching the next investing hotspot — even going over… Read More
As you probably already know, gold suffered a historic collapse this week. As surprising as it may sound, this could actually be good news for commodity investors. But I am not about to tell you to enter into the gold… Read More
While watching sports on TV last weekend, I saw dozens of car commercials. It’s understandable why automakers are spending so heavily on ads these days: Put simply, business is good. An industry that struggled to sell more than 10 million vehicles… Read More
We’re so used to the idea that we need $1 million or $2 million to retire that we forget about the real issue when it comes to our retirement spending. There’s something more important than just amassing millions of dollars in… Read More
I'm going to look at which companies have the LOWEST short ratios. This will show me the companies that the smart money is loath to bet against. Read More
