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’re an active investor who monitors investment screens with great frequency, then you have ample reason to look forward to Monday mornings again. This is when major deals are often announced, and if history is any guide, then we may be on the cusp of solid upturn in deal-making… Read More
Here’s some good news, if you’re up for it: I’ve found a stock that could return 200% or even more over the next three to five years. These aren’t the 1990s, though, so it isn’t simply a matter of buying shares and then watching the price… Read More
When income investors set out to find high yields, they’re lucky to find a stock yielding 6%, maybe 7%. Anything more is usually in dubious territory. This is because a higher yield is often backed by a stock that has dropped precipitously for one… Read More
Those who are new to investing are just as smart as those who have been around for a long time. The main difference lies not in intelligence, but wisdom — the wisdom that comes from making mistakes and learning from them. From Warren Buffett to George Soros,… Read More
If this article were a movie, then it would be rated “M” for mature. This investment isn’t for the faint of heart. But if you can stomach a little volatility in search of higher yields, then I would be remiss if I didn’t bring your attention to… Read More
With each passing month, the challenges seem to build for major banks. Their commercial customers are not looking to take out big loans and their consumer business isn’t looking so hot either. Regulators have started to curtail certain fees, limiting debit-card transaction charges, for example. In response,… Read More
If you’re an American consumer with small children, the chances of interacting with something made by toy giant Mattel (Nasdaq: MAT) are probably no less than 99.999998%. Whether you’re always stepping on the cold, die-cast metal of a Hot Wheels car your son always manages to leave out in the… Read More
In a challenging market, investors seek out reasons to sell holdings just as often as they search for new stocks to buy. Of course, it’s not a decision made in a vacuum. Your buy and sell decisions are often influenced by what others might be doing. Good stock picking (and… Read More
The retail industry can be extremely competitive. It’s easy for rivals to swoop in and copy the strategies of a successful retailer — just think of what Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) did to K-Mart by copying its low-cost approach and adding sophisticated information technology and… Read More
Until recently, the long-term outlook for Norway’s energy future had been rather bleak. Its North Sea oil fields had declined rapidly from the glory days of previous decades. But all of that recently changed with Norway’s largest oil field discovery since the 1980s. And one Norwegian company,… Read More
