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 the past, we’ve talked about how many studies show that investors underperform the broader stock market. To be honest, that may not necessarily be the worst thing in the world, depending on your situation. We each have our own unique needs and goals, and sometimes they don’t require major… Read More
Pop quiz… What do Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood, and Elon Musk have in common? No, this isn’t a setup for a joke. A couple of weeks ago, I was scanning Twitter and came across an interesting discussion between these three people surrounding the topic of inflation. This is one of… Read More
This analyst has done a better job of avoiding threats – while delivering consistent income-producing trades – than just about anyone... Read More
Investors are waiting to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell today. The Fed is expected to keep interest rates in a holding pattern while announcing that it will begin tapering its massive asset purchasing program. Frankly, this is all pretty much expected and baked into the cake, so to… Read More
It looks like the bull market is back on. Here's why our expert analyst thinks there could be more gains through the end of the year... Read More
It looks like the bull market is back on. Here's why our expert analyst thinks there could be more gains through the end of the year... Read More
In case there was any remaining doubt, it looks like the bull market is back on. But don’t just take my word for it… we’ll have more on that in just a second. This week, we’ve had no shortage of news. We’re smack dab in the middle of earnings season,… Read More
If you’ve ever bought a new home, then you know that the closing process can be a bit of a headache. But it's also a way to profit... Read More
If you’ve ever bought a new home, then you know that the closing process can be a bit of a headache. But it's also a way to profit... Read More
Let’s face it: Much of what we’re told about investing (at least by the mainstream financial media) is just noise. It’s useless or unhelpful at best, and downright harmful at worst. The majority of novice investors out there are taught overly simplistic concepts like “buy low, sell high” or “buy… Read More
Reports of a name change are about more than recent bad press. A lot more. Here's what's going on and what it means for investors... Read More
Reports of a name change are about more than recent bad press. A lot more. Here's what's going on and what it means for investors... Read More
As we enter the final months of 2021 and look ahead toward next year, you may begin to see a subtle shift in our discussions within these pages. Longtime readers know that we begin to circle the wagons around the end of each year and begin to think about “what’s… Read More
