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
Please excuse me for sounding like a broken record, but in today’s market, you need to look at adding stocks with a high margin of safety to your portfolio. The S&P 500’s stunning six-month surge should… Read More
Did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) recently commit an error in judgment? It’s tough to be critical of one of the world’s greatest value investors, but even the best of the best can occasionally get caught up in the hype and forget the disciplined rules that earned them their… Read More
It’s noteworthy that the S&P 500 has risen 28% since Oct. 3, 2011, working out to be a nearly 60% annualized gain. What’s even more notable is that almost all of the upside (outside of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)) has been in the riskiest end of the… Read More
I’m sure you’ve heard the sad news by now: The genius factory at Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is finally out of ideas. New CEO Tim Cook, who took the reins of the $576 billion company from legendary founder Steve Jobs after… Read More
In late February, energy stocks started to perk up as oil easily moved past the $100 per barrel mark. Rising tensions with Iran were seen as the big factor, but an improving U.S. economy also changed the calculus for many investors. As U.S. consumers start to spend more… Read More
If I had to describe the stock market in two words, then I’d pick shortsighted and (very) skittish. A brief hiccup in revenue growth, a discouraging word from management about quarterly earnings or even a bit of… Read More
Can you guess what single organization consumes the largest amount of fuel in the world — more than any airline, more than any shipping firm and more than dozens of small nations? I am talking about the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), which has really felt the pain of $100… Read More
It pays more dividends than any other company in the United States. In total, it distributes more than $2.5 billion every quarter, or about $10.2 billion each year. That’s more than the annual gross domestic product of Nicaragua, Barbados, The Bahamas or Madagascar. In fact, it’s enough… Read More
It’s been a busy week for this analyst, and it’s not even earnings season yet. Earlier in the week, I looked over the latest data regarding heavily-shorted stocks, and was none too pleased to find several stocks in my $100,000 Real-Money Portfolio on… Read More
I think these 5 companies could be headed for big gains and big successes. Here's what you need to know... Read More
