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
Let’s get right to it… I want to update you on two of my top stock picks this year — picks that I think could rise 50% or even 100% over the next few years, even though each is suffering from some major challenges. I was able… Read More
They’re the creme de la creme of the income universe. Each one has increased its dividend every year for at least two decades… some sport track records with more than 50 years of consecutive dividend increases. All told,… Read More
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It’s a $632 billion industry with more than 970,000 locations in the United States. This industry employs 12.9 million workers, making it one of the largest private-sector employers on Earth. Daily sales approach $2 billion with a continually growing active demographic. Yet interestingly enough, this sector is… Read More
Last week, I told you about a major opportunity in the emerging markets. Despite steadily growing their contributions to the global economy during the past five years, stock markets of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and… Read More
Here at StreetAuthority, we don’t talk about Chinese stocks very much. They’ve proven too risky, and more than a few have blown up in the face of major accounting scandals. In short, the risk usually seems to outweigh the reward when it comes to… Read More
Like many veteran investors, dividend-paying stocks have always been a staple of my investing strategy. Dividends have represented more than 50% of the total market return since 1926, according to BNY Mellon… Read More
In 2012, with interest rates at record lows, the savings accounts of old just don’t make sense. That’s especially true if you’re going to rely on them as income when you get older. That’s where “dividend aristocrats” come in. To earn this… Read More
Back in April, when natural gas prices jumped from a multi-year low of $1.98 per MMBtu to May’s high of $2.82, a lot of traders chalked the 42% gain up as a temporary dead-cat bounce. Sure enough, natural gas prices fell back to $2.23 per MMBtu by… Read More
Have you ever heard of the Palmer Z Index? Me neither. But it’s something we’ll be hearing a lot about in coming weeks and months. This measure, compiled by the National Climatic Data Center, is a measure of soil moisture. And by the looks of things, dozens of… Read More
