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
These are heady times for the nation’s top hedge fund managers. I’ve conducted a deep review of the top 20 holdings of the nation’s most famous fund managers, and the relative gains or losses since those holdings were acquired. The recent performance has been… Read More
In this low interest rate environment, investors have turned to high-yielding blue-chips as a source of retirement income. This five-part series will outline what I believe to be the top five dividend aristocrat stocks, most suitable for a retiree’s portfolio. Read More
“The only certainties in life are death and taxes.” Everyone’s familiar with this old adage. Given the uncertainty of this economic recovery, wouldn’t it be nice to have an investment that is equally as reliable? The good news is income investors can come pretty close to this… Read More
Let’s see if this describes your investing strategy during the past few years: In 2008, you got out of the market, but only after your retirement account lost 35%. Then, even after the market started to rally, you just couldn’t pull… Read More
For a few years, this stock was the best investment in clean energy, according to many investors and analysts. Bar none. The company boasted intriguing technology, stunning sales growth and robust profits. Now, by one measure, it’s the single worst clean energy investment on the stock market:… Read More
This company makes some of the most well-known products in the world. It’s slogan — “Just do it” — has become a mantra for a generation of young athletes… I’ve personally owned this company in the “real-money” portfolio for my Stock of the Month advisory for half… Read More
One of the biggest weaknesses of the Wall Street research model is that it tends to focus on stocks that are able to make the fastest upward move, failing to really look at which stocks could post strong returns over the long haul. As… Read More
Let’s waste no time. Take a look at this chart… The black line is the Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that holds shares of major… Read More
The technological advances haven't stopped coming for the solar industry. Read More
I’ll confess. I’m not a huge fan of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). I can fully appreciate what they offer, but there’s just not enough upside with them most of the time. See, though diversification is usually the goal, more… Read More
