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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Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its biannual assessment of the global economy and there were few surprises. The… Read More
If you’re a large blue chip company, then you know how hard it is to generate robust growth. Yet that’s precisely the case with Boeing (NYSE: BA), which I profiled earlier this month as my top pick for the Dow in 2013. Boeing’s production ramp of new planes should help… Read More
The stock market has tumbled in recent sessions, giving many a sense that its peaks have come and gone for this year. Yet it’s worth noting that the major averages are still within 5% to 6% of their yearly highs, so there… Read More
It’s agreed: We want the yawning American budget gap to disappear. But there is wide disagreement about how to make that happen. Smaller government? Higher taxes for the rich? Actually, there are solutions no one is talking about — solutions that… Read More
Wall Street analysts, along with the financial media, will soon scour the landscape and make bold predictions about which stocks will have the biggest upside during the next 12 months. Frankly, such bold calls hinge on the state of the U.S. Read More
A great deal of attention has been paid to the “looming fiscal cliff” in recent months, and now it’s time to broaden your scope and track a series of key economic data points that might really spell out which kind of stock… Read More
The appeal of biofuels is self-evident. Producing fuels from natural substances such as algae — instead of crude oil — can help wean the country’s dependence on imported oil. And many biofuels hold the promise of lower costs than oil-based fuels. That was the lesson brought home on Sept. 24… Read More
In the corporate headquarters of retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), April 21 was a day of utter fear. That’s when The New York Times reported that company officials sought to cover up a bribery investigation in Mexico, which might have soon led to massive fines and the dismissal of key… Read More
With the S&P 500 surging roughly 25% in the past 12 months, it’s been a great time to have full exposure to the stock market. Yet market strategists continue to remind investors that they should only expect 6% to 8% gains annually… Read More
Let’s tip the cap to Vikram Pandit. Though he was just shoved out the door as CEO of Citigroup (NYSE: C), he did a commendable job of fixing a very broken business. Back in July, I noted that Pandit was re-orienting this banking… Read More
