With the market showing no clear direction at this point, it pays to stay focused on long and short ideas for your portfolio. In recent weeks, I’ve been trying to generate more short-oriented ideas for readers, and it pays to stay abreast of… Read More
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. David Stermanon
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4 Dividends You’ve Never Heard of (but Should)
One mistake novice income investors make is assuming that the best dividend stocks are the ones they’re most familiar with, or the ones most talked about on CNBC or in the mainstream financial press. Sure, well-known dividend stocks such… Read More
2 Stocks with Big Earnings Season Momentum
The stock market is increasingly looking like a boxing match. In one corner, you have a global bruiser named Greece looking to send stocks down to new lows. In the other corner, you have earnings season, which has been generally — and surprisingly — positive. In fact, quarterly results have been so encouraging, two-thirds of the 350 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported results thus far have topped estimates, translating into an average 6% upside surprise. The… Read More
The stock market is increasingly looking like a boxing match. In one corner, you have a global bruiser named Greece looking to send stocks down to new lows. In the other corner, you have earnings season, which has been generally — and surprisingly — positive. In fact, quarterly results have been so encouraging, two-thirds of the 350 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported results thus far have topped estimates, translating into an average 6% upside surprise. The earnings theme helped propel the market higher in October, but events in Europe have put a new scare in the market in early November. At this point, however, it’s best to tune out the noise and focus on the company-specific positives. This strategy paid off handsomely for those willing to brave the challenges of August and September, and it will likely pay off again for the patient investor. The charm of earnings season is that it always presents new investment opportunities. So to in order to identify where investors should be focusing now, I’ve dug up… Read More
The Daily Paycheck Email Alert: Please Help Me Improve the Daily Paycheck Portfolio Format
I'm constantly looking for ways to improve The Daily Paycheck. As part of that process, I've created two different portfolio templates, each of which is organized in a different manner. Which one do you like better? Read More
The Daily Paycheck Email Alert: “Ask Amy” and Get Her Expert Analysis on Companies YOU Care About
Starting today, I'm going to give you an opportunity to ask me for my opinion on YOUR portfolio holdings, or any stocks or funds you're considering buying or selling right now. Read More
The Radically Simple Way to Make Money in Stocks
We first brought this stock to our readers’ attention when we selected it for “The 10 Best Stocks to Hold Forever” report. A couple of months later, in September, I added 350 shares to my $100,000 “real-money” Top 10 Stocks Portfolio. The stock was Intel… Read More
These Well-Known Stocks Could Get Crushed in Coming Years
Circle your calendars for Nov. 23. That’s the deadline for Congress to pass — and the President to sign — major budget changes being drawn up by a bipartisan “super-committee.” Recall that the last agreement, struck in early August, tasked this group with a huge challenge: Come up with a… Read More
3 Small-Cap Gambling Stocks with Big Potential
Earlier in October, the gambling industry held one of its main conferences of the year in Las Vegas, The Global Gaming Expo, or G2E. The event gives gaming professionals the opportunity to see the new products industry suppliers are selling, as well as talk with the companies and their management… Read More
Today's pick is an interesting domestic opportunity with an above-average yield of 7.5%. Read More
3 Health Care Stocks That Could Gain 50% or More
If you want to invest in health care, then wait ’til next year. That’s what investors are saying after seeing their stakes in seemingly robust health care stocks fall from grace this year. But as the calendar turns over, I see three stocks in particular that have caught my eye… Read More