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
Back in 2006, the U.S. economy was growing at a solid clip, the stock market was on the rise, and big investors such as pension… Read More
For families making less than $70,000 a year, the mood is bleak. Social Security taxes just went up. Gas prices have spiked. The unemployment… Read More
Few investors have an unlimited supply of money to keep buying new stocks. So to maintain a healthy dose of cash for the next… Read More
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What are stocks worth? It’s a loaded question. Any stock can appear overvalued or undervalued depending on which valuation metrics you… Read More
In a world where government bonds and savings accounts offer miniscule interest rates, investors have been stretching for yield — which is to say, going far beyond their comfort zones to… Read More
In the late 1990s, a furious bull market led to a great deal of pain among professional short sellers. In fact, several high-profile investment firms that actively focused on short selling were… Read More
Although the previous decade heralded the arrival of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, the current decade has a new class of emerging markets favored by investors. In fact, those markets, which are also known by a handy acronym — CIVETS… Read More
You may not know his name now, but you soon will. University of Rochester professor Robert Novy-Marx has developed a new formula, and it has caught the attention of Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal reports that Greenwich,… Read More
