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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When the market was in freefall in early August, I suggested intrepid investors could score gains by wading into stocks even as many were pulling out. Sure enough, the market went on to rebound later in August, but we’ve hit a rough patch again in early September. With the market… Read More
Think about your family and friends. How many of them have recently bought traditional computers and how many have bought tablets such as Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad? While many tech users (especially at companies) will still need to the horsepower of a good old-fashioned computer, tablets are… Read More
Washington has a mess on its hands. To close the budget gap and start paying down the nearly $15 trillion in debt we’ve already incurred, legislators will have to make some very tough choices regarding which programs to cut. Defense, education, transportation, social security, homeland security —… Read More
It’s so important to maintain watch lists of your favorite stocks. Even after they’ve had a great run, it pays to make sure you check in from time to time to see how they’re doing. And with the stock market zooming and plunging during the past few years, these stocks… Read More
Following the stock market in August was simply exhausting. The S&P 500 entered the month with a six-session losing streak at 1,293 and then managed to fall another 14% by August 8 to 1,119. A few more neck-snapping moves after that, and we’re now back up above the 1,200 mark… Read More
In recent weeks, the only investors to rack up profits have been the short-sellers, who have been riding the downward market to ai their bets on falling stocks. But as stock prices appear to have stabilized (at least for now), should these short-sellers start to think about covering their positions?… Read More
For nearly two years, economists have warned that China’s economy may soon be hit with a jolt — a jolt that will be felt round the world. Although their concerns have proven unfounded so far, the day of reckoning may finally be at hand. Why now?… Read More
Over the decades, companies have sought to find the right amount of debt to carry on their balance sheet. Just enough debt is a good thing — it can boost earnings per share (since fewer shares… Read More
Every two weeks, investors have a chance to parse the level of short interest among all stocks on the major exchanges. It’s helpful to glance at these lists, which can be found on The Wall Street Journal’s website, Nasdaq.com and elsewhere to see which companies are increasingly in the targets… Read More
Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, widely considered to be the fathers of modern investing philosophy, had a deep affinity for value stocks. They taught disciples such as Warren Buffett to assess companies in the most pessimistic possible scenarios. This makes sense. These men wrote their famous book, Security Analysis, in… Read More
