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

In previous coverage, we’ve devoted some space to tell you a little about our latest investment predictions for 2022. As you know, these come from our colleague Jimmy Butts and his research team over at Top Stock Advisor. We’ve told you just how profitable some of these predictions have been in the past. We’ve also made the case for why it makes sense to carve out a little space in your portfolio to swing for the fences with high-upside picks like these. But what we haven’t done yet is really dive into the specific predictions themselves. So today,… Read More

In previous coverage, we’ve devoted some space to tell you a little about our latest investment predictions for 2022. As you know, these come from our colleague Jimmy Butts and his research team over at Top Stock Advisor. We’ve told you just how profitable some of these predictions have been in the past. We’ve also made the case for why it makes sense to carve out a little space in your portfolio to swing for the fences with high-upside picks like these. But what we haven’t done yet is really dive into the specific predictions themselves. So today, let’s do just that. I’m going to tell you about one of our predictions that’s pretty straightforward. In fact, if you’ve been following along with us, then you know we’ve seen it coming from a mile away, beginning last year. If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m talking about inflation. Our “Shocking” Prediction About Inflation (And Bonds) In 2022 So without further ado, here’s prediction #3: Interest rates will surge in 2022, slaughtering bonds, and devastating millions of unprepared income investors. If the bond market crashes, that’s bad news for everyone — even if you don’t own bonds. There… Read More