Brad Briggs

Brad Briggs is the Editorial Director of StreetAuthority. A veteran of the financial publishing industry, Brad manages the team of writers and editors responsible for our premium newsletters, free newsletters, and website. He formerly co-wrote our Maximum Profit premium newsletter and manages our premium subscribers-only newsletter, StreetAuthority Insider. 

Brad bought his first stock in high school and has been hooked ever since. After graduating early from college, success in the market enabled him to pay off his student loans and buy his first house. And although he has experience in everything from momentum investing to options, one of his proudest investing accomplishments has been buying and holding on to Apple since 2014.

Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated and that anyone can achieve financial independence regardless of background. As Editorial Director, Brad makes it his mission to demystify the world of investing for a wide audience. His writing has been featured in outlets like Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, and MSN Money, among others. 

An experienced powerlifter, Brad spends his time renovating and working on his property in Texas and tending to cattle when not following the market.

Analyst Articles

As we all recover from tryptophan-induced comas due to our Thanksgiving turkey, the market seems to be waking up as well. Yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a speech which seemed to confirm the emerging “lower, but higher” consensus about interest rates. In his remarks, Powell said it made sense to “moderate the pace of our rate increases” to a level sufficient to bring inflation down. In other words, December’s anticipated rate hike will likely be 0.5% rather than the recent trend of 0.75%. That was enough to spark a relief rally in afternoon trading, sending the S&P 500 higher… Read More

As we all recover from tryptophan-induced comas due to our Thanksgiving turkey, the market seems to be waking up as well. Yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a speech which seemed to confirm the emerging “lower, but higher” consensus about interest rates. In his remarks, Powell said it made sense to “moderate the pace of our rate increases” to a level sufficient to bring inflation down. In other words, December’s anticipated rate hike will likely be 0.5% rather than the recent trend of 0.75%. That was enough to spark a relief rally in afternoon trading, sending the S&P 500 higher by more than 3%. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, leapt by 4.4%. As we prepare for the end of the year, we’ll certainly stay on top of things. And who knows, we may even have a couple of surprises in store for our loyal readers… In the meantime, I want to turn to one of our friends over at Investing Daily, Jim Fink. For some of you, the interview below will be a reintroduction. But for those of you getting to know him for the first time, Jim is an impressive guy who has a ton of credentials and isn’t afraid to… Read More