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
If you want to invest in health care, then wait ’til next year. That’s what investors are saying after seeing their stakes in seemingly robust health care stocks fall from grace this year. But as the calendar turns over, I see three stocks in particular that have caught my eye… Read More
European finance ministers — also known as “the gang that couldn’t shoot straight” — surprised investors by finally getting their act together, jointly cobbling a relief package for Greece that should remove any sort of doomsday risk from the market, at least for the… Read More
In the technology sector, even the best companies can stumble. Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) recently took a hit from subpar quarterly results, largely due to a hiccup in iPhone sales ahead of the launch of a an upgraded phone. Mighty Amazon.com (Nasdaq:… Read More
After falling 6% in August and another 7% in September, the pall lifted over the market and the S&P 500 managed to rebound nearly 10% in October. Many stocks have ridden this upturning wave to surge two or three times this amount. But… Read More
At first blush, video-game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) looks like a great value stock. The company has been buying back huge amounts of stock, its shares trade for less than 10 times trailing… Read More
Here at StreetAuthority, we’re constantly searching for fresh investment ideas from which you can profit. But sometimes, it’s the ideas we’ve already discussed in the past that should continue to command your attention. With earnings season in full… Read More
When it comes to commodities, there are two factors that dictate prices. The first factor is the underlying demand for the commodity, which can exceed or lag relative supply. The second factor is the technical picture, which is in focus for global investment-bank desks,… Read More
At the end of 2008, investors were fleeing the stock market in droves, selling stocks as fast as they could. The few investors that had the temerity to buy stocks when others were selling often focused on seemingly defensive plays such as dividend-paying utilities… Read More
Where did the time go? By the end of this week, Oct. 28, earnings season will have already reached a crescendo (the largest 1,000 U.S. stocks will have already released quarterly results), so the flow of new reports starts to slow down after… Read More
After stocks slumped badly this summer, many questioned the wisdom of big stock buyback programs. After all, companies were spending huge amounts of cash on repurchases at formerly higher prices and would have been able to buy a lot more shares if they waited… Read More
