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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Just a few weeks ago, I was looking at a group of stocks that — on the surface at least — looked like they had solid potential upside, perhaps as much as 100%. Well, one of those stocks stuck in my craw. #-ad_banner-#I decided to look more deeply at the… Read More
Today, I want to tell you about a true game changer in the energy industry. Up until a few years ago, this initiative would have seemed almost impossible. It would have been the subject of sci-fi movies. #-ad_banner-#But don’t worry, what I’m about to tell you is very real. In… Read More
At the start of 2012, investors were assessing whether it was wiser to focus on the deep value that many stocks offered, or the incipient signs of a global economic slowdown that would cap any upside for stocks. They focused on the former in the first quarter, giving stocks a… Read More
The biggest trades are the ones no one sees coming. Take housing in 2006. Optimism was at an all-time high. Prices were screaming higher every quarter. The mere mention of a correction brought immediate scorn and ridicule. Until the day prices began declining, very… Read More
Bill Gates is the second-wealthiest man on Earth. His fortune is estimated to be an astounding $54 billion. If we itemize his net worth in the past 25 years at 14 hours per day, it would work out to earning $1 million per hour… Read More
If you’re an income investor, then you might think there’s a conspiracy against you. Ten-year government bond rates reached record lows around the world last month: in Germany, the United States and Sweden they were under 1.50%. In Japan, the 10-year bond… Read More
For about a decade now, investors have been worried that consumers would “cut the cord” and replace their cable TV subscriptions with free online content, which has been increasingly available. Truth is, this probably will never completely happen. #-ad_banner-#For starters, the programming content on the leading cable networks is world-class. Read More
Do quarterly results even matter? Investors had been anticipating a fairly tough set of reports prior to the most recent earnings season, but they bid up stocks throughout March anyway. When those reports rolled in across April and early May, the numbers (and… Read More
The debt crisis in Europe is dominating the headlines this summer, roiling the world financial markets and keeping investors in a perpetual state of fear. The news focuses mainly on a handful of countries that have huge debt loads such as Greece and Italy, but stock markets on both sides… Read More
Platinum hasn’t been this cheap in 20 years… Right now, you can buy an ounce of platinum for $1,480. With gold trading around $1,620/oz, this means you can buy one of the rarest metals on Earth for almost 10% less than the price of gold… Take a look at the… Read More