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
Looking at the current state of the economy, it looks like we’re heading into another year of very low interest rates and insultingly low yields for most bonds and certificates of deposit (… Read More
It’s become one of my favorite stocks. I like to call it my “no-brainer” investment for 2012. I’ve even selected it as one of my “Top 10 Stocks for 2012.” The company is buying back billions of its stock. It has raised dividends at a torrid pace over… Read More
In a recent article, I touched on several of the opportunities available to income investors in the energy industry. It just takes knowing where to look. You see, we recently discovered that more than half of the 21 best income stocks of the past decade come from the energy sector. Read More
If you’re like a lot of investors, then the eurozone crisis has you so spooked that you’ve trimmed way back on equities and now hold a lot of cash. This is not necessarily bad, especially if you’ll need the money to cover short-term obligations. But if you’re investing for something… Read More
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) have emerged as the three most important players in the consumer technology landscape. These companies are so good at what they do (building deeply loyal customer bases and ever-rising revenue streams) that they may not even notice that they have… Read More
Target-date funds sound like they make retirement simple. Plunk one or more into your 401(k) or IRA account, choose a retirement date and watch your portfolio grow, bringing you to the financial nirvana every retiree craves. That’s the allure of a target-date retirement fund. Read More
Years ago, my dad and I were driving across his farm in his vintage Land Rover, which looks almost exactly like the one John Wayne used in the movie Hatari! The heavy-duty off-road tires were having a hard slog through the mud. Dad had cut across a recently plowed field… Read More
While their approval rating may be at some of the lowest levels ever, it’s financially a good time to be a member of Congress. Lawmakers’ $174,000 annual salary is more than three times the average American’s median income ($49,909), and the retirement and health benefits are… Read More
Take your mind back to the third quarter of 2011. Companies were posting robust profits and investors were wading back into the market, helping to fuel a 15% gain in the S&P 500 from early October to the second week of November. But… Read More
Today, I'm going to show you some of what this unusual arm of the government is funding, and, more specifically, tell you which companies are involved in the research. Read More
