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 is also the managing editor for StreetAuthority's 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. Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated, and that anyone can achieve financial independence no matter their background. Case in point: One of his proudest investing accomplishments is buying and holding on to Apple since 2014.
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.
When he's not following the market, Brad spends his time powerlifting and tending to cattle near his home in Texas.
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In Greek mythology, the priestess Cassandra was a daughter of Priam, King of Troy. She was given...
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In Greek mythology, the priestess Cassandra was a daughter of Priam, King of Troy. She was given the gift of foresight by Apollo. But since she refused to return the god’s affections (and Apollo...
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In Greek mythology, the priestess Cassandra was a daughter of Priam, King of Troy. She was given the gift of foresight by Apollo. But since she refused to return the god’s affections (and Apollo could not revoke the gift), she was cursed to utter true prophecies but never to be… Read More
My colleague recently shared some timely insights with his premium readers, so I decided to chat...
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My colleague recently shared some timely insights with his premium readers, so I decided to chat with him this week and learn more... Read More
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Earlier this week, we spent the bulk of our issue talking about the Fed’s latest decision to raise interest rates by 75 basis points, the prospect of future rate hikes, and the implications for the broader market. I also touched on some of the ramifications of the Fed’s policy decisions… Read More
The Fed makes it clear that it's committed to bringing down inflation no matter the cost. Here's...
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The Fed makes it clear that it's committed to bringing down inflation no matter the cost. Here's what that means for us... Read More
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Nearly four weeks ago, according to the Wall Street Journal, Fed Chair Jerome Powell was… frustrated. The market was rallying after the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points in July. Powell was due to give a keynote speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in a couple of days, and… Read More
To make some sense of what's going on in the market -- and how investors should respond -- I turned...
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To make some sense of what's going on in the market -- and how investors should respond -- I turned to my colleague for answers... Read More
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The pain in equity markets continues. Friday, investors continued to digest the red-hot CPI number released earlier this week. Shares of tech companies drug the market lower, while bad news from companies like FedEx stoked fears of the earnings picture moving forward. The package delivery giant announced a big-time earnings… Read More
Part of the Fed's mandate is to get inflation down to 2%. That’s not likely to happen soon unless...
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Part of the Fed's mandate is to get inflation down to 2%. That’s not likely to happen soon unless drastic (and painful) measures are taken... Read More
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I bet you didn’t need the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to tell you that inflation was still red-hot. But the market did (and possibly the Fed, too?) On Tuesday, the BLS reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose more than expected in August. The tale of the… Read More
