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
Sometimes it’s best to wait for the dust to settle. After the earthquake in Japan last March triggered a deep sell-off in all stocks related to nuclear power, a number of investors started to bottom-fish. Any buying turned out to be premature, as key industry stocks fell… Read More
If you’re frustrated by the paltry 2% yield of the average stock in the S&P 500, you’re not alone. Thankfully, you don’t have to reach for yield by investing in unstable companies or engineer a complex options strategy just to get… Read More
With such a slow economic recovery in the United States, many states are getting creative in how to increase their tax bases. Politicians read the news headlines and are well aware that gambling has taken off in parts of Asia, including Macau and Singapore. Current estimates are that Macau’s gaming… Read More
Over the course of 2011, investors steadily unloaded their holdings in Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) as it became apparent that the maker of Blackberry phones couldn’t keep up with the tag-team onslaught of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), which now collectively control more than 75% of the… Read More
Check out some numbers on one of the most widely owned energy stocks in the market and see what you think. For starters, shares of this $37 billion oil and gas producer have… Read More
They rarely make headlines, but that doesn’t make them sub-par investments. Indeed, the lack of limelight for some large cap stocks keeps their volatility in check and lets them trade at their actual value rather than at the market‘s daily whim — all of… Read More
Buying at a discount translates to a premium yield. Read More
Investors have sought out “GARP” stocks for decades. These investments, which represent Growth at a Reasonable Price, typically sport reasonable P/E ratios and possess superior growth prospects. There are a variety of ways to find such a combination of value and… Read More
In case you didn’t already know… it’s a tough time to be an income investor. Ten-year treasuries yield 2%, the average dividend stock in the S&P pays… Read More
The key to finding a winning investment involves a degree of far-sightedness. You need to anticipate what a company’s financial results may look like 12-18 months from now, even as Wall Street analysts base their projections on the next quarter’s results. The key is… Read More
