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
In part one of my look at Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA), I took note of the company’s award-winning new sedan, impressive engineering efforts and prudent fiscal management. Even the company’s most ardent detractors must now concede that CEO Elon Musk’s vision for a… Read More
Bad news tends to dominate the headlines and we often miss the signs of good news that are buried lower on the page. One example of good news was the unemployment rate for November falling to 7.7%, a four-year low. As people return… Read More
Auto entrepreneurs Preston Tucker, John Dolorean and Malcolm Bricklin learned a very tough lesson years ago. You can beat the big automakers at their own game with compelling designs and clever engineering. But your businesses will fail anyway. The amount of resources… Read More
Since 2000, gold has outperformed the S&P 500 each year nine of 12 times. How does gold behave like an investment and what are the fundamentals of investing in gold? What are the different ways investors can get exposure… Read More
Many companies have captured headlines recently with announcements of special dividend payments. In November alone, 173 companies announced special dividends, up 137% from the previous eight months combined. Shares of these companies have jumped as… Read More
It’s a question we’ve been getting almost daily from our subscribers: “What does the fiscal cliff mean for stocks, and how we can adjust our portfolios accordingly?” Our strategists have different opinions on the topic. I think, however, that the most interesting… Read More
Without a doubt, it’s our most popular piece of research… Each year we publish our annual “Top 10 Stocks” list. Put simply, these are the 10 stocks my research staff and I think have the best chance… Read More
The wholesale price of coffee is down 40% on the year from $2.50 to $1.50 per pound after recent peaks above $3 in 2011. The commodity price discount increases profit margins on the expensive… Read More
The disappointing earnings from Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM), operator of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants, has been attributed to the slowdown in China. The sharp pullback that began at the end of November has found support at the… Read More
With the economy expected to grow at a tepid pace in 2013, most small-cap companies will be glad to simply eke out modest sales gains. Indeed, nearly half the companies in the S&P 600… Read More
