Brad Briggs is the Editorial Director of StreetAuthority. A veteran of the financial publishing industry, Brad manages the team of writers and editors responsible for our premium newsletters, free newsletters, and website. He formerly co-wrote our Maximum Profit premium newsletter and manages our premium subscribers-only newsletter, StreetAuthority Insider.
Brad bought his first stock in high school and has been hooked ever since. After graduating early from college, success in the market enabled him to pay off his student loans and buy his first house. And although he has experience in everything from momentum investing to options, one of his proudest investing accomplishments has been buying and holding on to Apple since 2014.
Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated and that anyone can achieve financial independence regardless of background. As Editorial Director, Brad makes it his mission to demystify the world of investing for a wide audience. His writing has been featured in outlets like Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, and MSN Money, among others.
An experienced powerlifter, Brad spends his time renovating and working on his property in Texas and tending to cattle when not following the market.
Analyst Articles
A few days ago, I told someone I was looking forward to March Madness. This is not what I had in mind. As we continue to watch the war in Ukraine unfold, the economic effects are beginning to take shape. On Tuesday, the price of U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate… Read More
While it may seem like it takes a crystal ball to identify takeover targets, the truth is that you don't need one... Read More
While it may seem like it takes a crystal ball to identify takeover targets, the truth is that you don't need one... Read More
Back in January, I wrote a little note asking readers about their interest in cryptocurrencies. As I mentioned, we’ve dabbled in these waters before. Whether it’s explaining some of the basics, weighing in on the latest controversies, or wild price action, we’re not allergic to talking about it. There’s… Read More
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a bit of a rotation in the markets lately. My colleague Nathan Slaughter put it best, when he said, “Whatever worked in 2020 is now struggling, and whatever struggled in 2020 is now working.” All of a sudden, things like tech and “stay-at-home”… Read More
The southwest U.S. has been in a drought for over two decades. And while the situation is dire, it also spells opportunity for investors... Read More
The southwest U.S. has been in a drought for over two decades. And while the situation is dire, it also spells opportunity for investors... Read More
Last week, I wrote about one of my favorite topics: Warren Buffett. It couldn’t have been better timing. You see, Buffett is having another nice moment in the sun. As many high-growth tech names have fallen back to earth, his investing approach has once again been vindicated. Will we… Read More
When I meet someone new, and they ask what I do for work, I normally keep it pretty general. In most cases, I just tell them that I’m in the financial publishing business. In my experience, it’s just easier that way. You see when people ask you this, there’s a… Read More
Our expert not only predicted the recent selloff in tech stocks, but he's also been profiting from it. Here's how... Read More
Our expert not only predicted the recent selloff in tech stocks, but he's also been profiting from it. Here's how... Read More
To start off today’s issue, I’m going to share some words from my colleague Jim Pearce over at Investing Daily. When you read them, some of you may nod your heads in agreement. But when you learn that they were written in October of last year, they’re going to seem… Read More
If you watched closely enough, Wednesday and Thursday were some of the most insane days in terms of price movement for individual stocks since the whole “meme” stock thing happened in 2020. Yet this time, instead of a rogue group of traders on Reddit causing the shenanigans, it was earnings season. To put it simply, a number of big factors are causing some incredibly volatile action in some big firms as they report fourth-quarter results. Those results (and the bonkers-level price action) have been a mixed bag: some good and some bad. Let’s start with one example of the bad…… Read More
If you watched closely enough, Wednesday and Thursday were some of the most insane days in terms of price movement for individual stocks since the whole “meme” stock thing happened in 2020. Yet this time, instead of a rogue group of traders on Reddit causing the shenanigans, it was earnings season. To put it simply, a number of big factors are causing some incredibly volatile action in some big firms as they report fourth-quarter results. Those results (and the bonkers-level price action) have been a mixed bag: some good and some bad. Let’s start with one example of the bad… Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: FB) – formerly known as Facebook – plunged by about 25% on Wednesday. The company missed analyst targets on both earnings and revenue. It also reported the first drop in total users in the company’s history. Oh, and the new Apple privacy changes will cost the company about $10 billion this year. Did I mention that they also issued guidance that fell short of analyst expectations? All told, the carnage amounted to a $230 billion loss in market cap. That’s never happened before. Seeing as how FB’s weight in the S&P 500 is about 2%, that was… Read More
