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
A recent front-page article in The Financial Times warned of the prospects of $200 oil. The respected financial publication predicted that any further tensions between Iran and the West — including a bombing raid by Israel to take Iran’s nuclear facilities off-line — would quickly create chaos in the oil… Read More
In many third-quarter conference calls this earnings season, a key question kept popping up: “How are European sales holding up in light of the budding economic crisis?” A wide range of companies noted that sales are starting to slow and things could get worse in coming quarters. GM… Read More
It’s no news that obesity rates have reached alarming proportions in the United States. Soon, it will also become a fast-growing concern in the rest of the world as well. Fortunately, there are companies around the world working on solutions. Those who get in early by investing in companies that… Read More
As economists grapple with the ongoing global crises, they’re asking themselves a pair of important questions. First, why have European policies let problems fester for so long? And second, whatever happened to the notion that trade and budget deficits impact currency values? The… Read More
Last week, I sent out a survey to find out what income securities you'd like to hear about. Here are the top five tickers submitted by subscribers and answers to your questions. Read More
One of the most successful high-yield energy investments in the world is a type of security few investors even know exists, let alone own. They aren’t stocks and they aren’t bonds, but they are the No. 1 performing… Read More
My dream investment is a high-yield stock with a fast-growing dividend. But such combinations are rare. This is because most companies that pay a fat dividend have matured out of their high-growth phase and compensate investors for slower growth by distributing more of… Read More
Score one for David Einhorn. The high-profile short-seller recently gave a series of speeches outlining concerns about one of the top-gaining stocks in 2011: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR). I recently looked at whether the stock might head to $120, as one sell-side analyst predicted, or would fall from… Read More
This select group of 21 stocks might be the holy grail of investments: each has delivered high yields AND sizeable capital gains. Conventional wisdom says you have to choose one or the other. Income investors usually think they have to forfeit higher returns in exchange for a… Read More
The stock market plunge in the last two months of the summer was, in hindsight, a clear overreaction. But the subsequent sharp rally may also be a false signal. Simply put, the economy remains unhealthy, Washington… Read More
