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
When it comes to commodities, there are two factors that dictate prices. The first factor is the underlying demand for the commodity, which can exceed or lag relative supply. The second factor is the technical picture, which is in focus for global investment-bank desks,… Read More
Here at StreetAuthority we like to keep tabs on where the richest people in the world are putting their money… (in fact, we even put together a recent presentation on the subject). After all, billionaires such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have proven themselves as some… Read More
At the end of 2008, investors were fleeing the stock market in droves, selling stocks as fast as they could. The few investors that had the temerity to buy stocks when others were selling often focused on seemingly defensive plays such as dividend-paying utilities… Read More
It’s no secret that emerging markets hold vast potential. Take the rise of the emerging-market consumer, for example. A report from earlier this year detailed that annual income rates in China quadrupled to $1,910 in the past decade and nearly doubled to $5,739 in… Read More
Where did the time go? By the end of this week, Oct. 28, earnings season will have already reached a crescendo (the largest 1,000 U.S. stocks will have already released quarterly results), so the flow of new reports starts to slow down after… Read More
Gold has been on a decade-long hot streak; that’s something everyone knows. But what is interesting is how great and sustained the increase has been. Since its inception at the end of 2004, the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD) has… Read More
After stocks slumped badly this summer, many questioned the wisdom of big stock buyback programs. After all, companies were spending huge amounts of cash on repurchases at formerly higher prices and would have been able to buy a lot more shares if they waited… Read More
A few weeks ago, I told you about the enormous number of high-yielding stocks abroad. If you remember, my research team and I found only 18 profitable U.S. companies were paying yields of more than 12%… compared with 412 overseas. Although the numbers fluctuate daily, this means… Read More
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on our sister website, InvestingAnswers.com. Back in early June, the CEO of GM (NYSE: GM) suggested the United States should hike gasoline taxes by $1 a gallon. Predictably, conservatives and… Read More
While many investors moved to the sidelines in August and September, the market slide was no deterrent to officers and directors at many companies. Insider-buying was robust throughout the period and continues at high levels now that… Read More
