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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
It’s the question on everyone’s mind right now. Are we in a recession? After two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, it’s a fair question. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. GDP fell by 0.9% in the second quarter. In Q1, the economy shrank by 1.6%. That’s the… Read More
The Fed hikes rates. Meanwhile, I turned to my colleague Nathan Slaughter to talk about high yields, bonds, and buyouts... Read More
The Fed hikes rates. Meanwhile, I turned to my colleague Nathan Slaughter to talk about high yields, bonds, and buyouts... Read More
Well folks, I hate to say I told you so. You may remember two weeks ago, when we learned that inflation reached a new high by rising 9.1% on a year-over-year basis in June. Because of that, I said that the Fed was likely to hike the benchmark rate by… Read More
More data suggests the Fed has a tough battle ahead. In the meantime, I turned to my colleague for some timeless guidance... Read More
More data suggests the Fed has a tough battle ahead. In the meantime, I turned to my colleague for some timeless guidance... Read More
I’m going out on a limb and calling it now. I think we’re going to see a 1% rate hike later this month when the Federal Reserve meets. The reason is simple. We learned earlier this week that the Consumer Price Index rose 9.1% on a year-over-year basis in June. Read More
Instead of fretting about what's not working in the market, we should be focusing on what is. That's why I'm turning to our expert analyst... Read More
Instead of fretting about what's not working in the market, we should be focusing on what is. That's why I'm turning to our expert analyst... Read More
Right now, we’re hearing a lot of talk about bear markets. Depending on your views (and agenda), you may see analysts and pundits give all sorts of predictions and prognostications about the market and the health of the economy. But the truth is, we don’t know what’s going to happen. Read More
Some of these predictions have already made readers a lot of money. And you still have the chance to get on board before it’s too late... Read More
Some of these predictions have already made readers a lot of money. And you still have the chance to get on board before it’s too late... Read More
We just passed the mid-point of 2022. If you’re like most investors, you’re probably ready for this year to be over and done. The market has not been kind to most of us. But if you squint just hard enough, you can see some bright spots. Case in point, around… Read More
In 1962, a successful young fund manager named Warren Buffett began buying sleepy New England textile firm Berkshire Hathaway. He wasn’t interested in the textile business itself. The business wasn’t doing too well, but Berkshire generated copious amounts of free cash flow. What’s more, it had valuable assets like plants,… Read More
