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
The first to slump and the last to rally — that’s the usual fate of stocks of smaller companies when the markets wildly gyrate. Their perceived riskiness — relative to blue chips — keeps them in the doghouse, even after the broader market posts… Read More
While the market churns up and down, one stock is making a great upward move. And the rumor mill gets all the credit. Trading desks are abuzz with anticipation that IBM (NYSE: IBM), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or one of their… Read More
In today’s uneven stock market, investors end up overlooking many appealing companies. And right now, they are particularly ignoring growth stocks. This usually happens when fears surface that the global economy could be heading into… Read More
Despite all the recent negative publicity surrounding solar power, such as diminishing government subsidies due to austerity measures and the Solyndra scandal (the Obama administration gave the company a $528 million loan as a part of the 2008 stimulus package, whereupon the company later went belly-up), the U.S. solar-power industry… Read More
As the editor of the income-investment newsletter The Daily Paycheck, it’s my job to find safe, high-yielding investments that my readers can hold without worrying about the ups and downs of the market. #-ad_banner-#Today, those securities can be difficult to… Read More
As investors await the outcome of various global crises — from Athens to Washington — they’re going to great lengths to avoid risk. Many are shunning any new stock purchases until confidence can be restored. But some investors aren’t waiting for the “all clear” to sound, snapping up great companies… Read More
With the proper focus, it’s sometimes possible to see a business headed for trouble long before it occurs. Last summer, I told readers wireless service provider Clearwire Corp. (Nasdaq: CLWR) was in deeper trouble than Wall Street analysts were publicly conceding. The analysts were carrying “buy” ratings, even when the… Read More
Right now it’s a booming component of the energy sector, but I’d guess that you’ve probably never heard about it. It’s certainly not covered day-in and day-out by the major media outlets. #-ad_banner-#But just because this story isn’t making front-page headlines, don’t think it’s… Read More
Performance is relative. If a stock manages to move sideways or modestly rise when most stocks are plunging, then investors should be pleased. Better yet, these are precisely the kinds of stocks that tend to outperform when most other stocks simply stabilize. We’re not there yet, but we’re getting awfully… Read More
Is the China trade over? A two-decade long run has catapulted the Chinese economy to amazing heights, but real cracks are starting to appear: inflation has perked up, the housing sector looks overextended and rumors persist that… Read More
