Brad Briggs is the Editorial Director of StreetAuthority. A veteran of the financial publishing industry, Brad manages the team of writers and editors responsible for our premium newsletters, free newsletters, and website. He formerly co-wrote our Maximum Profit premium newsletter and manages our premium subscribers-only newsletter, StreetAuthority Insider.
Brad bought his first stock in high school and has been hooked ever since. After graduating early from college, success in the market enabled him to pay off his student loans and buy his first house. And although he has experience in everything from momentum investing to options, one of his proudest investing accomplishments has been buying and holding on to Apple since 2014.
Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated and that anyone can achieve financial independence regardless of background. As Editorial Director, Brad makes it his mission to demystify the world of investing for a wide audience. His writing has been featured in outlets like Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, and MSN Money, among others.
An experienced powerlifter, Brad spends his time renovating and working on his property in Texas and tending to cattle when not following the market.
Analyst Articles
If you’re looking to mitigate your risk in the market while still pocketing some income, then you’re in luck... Read More
If you’re looking to mitigate your risk in the market while still pocketing some income, then you’re in luck... Read More
The latest sentiment reading indicates investors are waiting to jump back in the market. And my seasonal readings are equally bullish... Read More
The latest sentiment reading indicates investors are waiting to jump back in the market. And my seasonal readings are equally bullish... Read More
Fair warning before we begin today’s issue. It’s going to be a little on the dry side. That’s because in addition to a few economic data points to sift through, the Federal Reserve just concluded its December policy meeting and signaled some big changes for next year. But I’ve decided… Read More
The sentiment around Chinese stocks is the worst it's ever been. Here's why that could give us big upside with limited downside risk... Read More
The sentiment around Chinese stocks is the worst it's ever been. Here's why that could give us big upside with limited downside risk... Read More
The market is a lot different today, but there is still a lot we can learn from Hetty Green. Learn more... Read More
The market is a lot different today, but there is still a lot we can learn from Hetty Green. Learn more... Read More
Want to see proof of the power of income securities? Here’s an updated look at the income produced by our portfolio last month... Read More
Want to see proof of the power of income securities? Here’s an updated look at the income produced by our portfolio last month... Read More
I reached out to our expert analyst to better understand the market action of the past couple of weeks, and what we can learn from it... Read More
I reached out to our expert analyst to better understand the market action of the past couple of weeks, and what we can learn from it... Read More
This morning, we got a fresh reading on what has become the most closely-watched economic metric in the country. I’m talking about the consumer price index (CPI). I’ll skip right to the important stuff. According to the Department of Labor, prices rose by 0.8% for the month. On a year-over-year… Read More
Do you remember what it was like before March 2020? It feels like a lifetime, but we’re not even two years removed from when the Covid pandemic came around. We all know the rest of the story. Global lockdowns. Deserted streets and highways. Empty parking lots. Vacant airport terminals. It was also one of the wildest times to ever be an investor in the energy sector. With just about all non-essential travel shut down, oil consumption nose-dived, and storage tanks quickly filled to capacity. Predictably, prices fell into the abyss. At one point, crude oil futures contracts dipped into negative… Read More
Do you remember what it was like before March 2020? It feels like a lifetime, but we’re not even two years removed from when the Covid pandemic came around. We all know the rest of the story. Global lockdowns. Deserted streets and highways. Empty parking lots. Vacant airport terminals. It was also one of the wildest times to ever be an investor in the energy sector. With just about all non-essential travel shut down, oil consumption nose-dived, and storage tanks quickly filled to capacity. Predictably, prices fell into the abyss. At one point, crude oil futures contracts dipped into negative territory. That’s right. Sellers literally had to pay buyers to take the stuff off their hands. Midstream movers and shakers suffered as well. It was an unprecedented collapse for the energy sector. Of course, the pandemic affected us all in one way or another. Some suffered more than others. But for people in oil-rich boomtowns like Midland, Texas, the effects of the energy downturn were looking downright catastrophic. Pundits were quick to declare that shale era was over. Oil and gas seemed to be down for the count, and activity in once humming supply basins from Colorado to Pennsylvania ground… Read More
A perfect storm in the markets knocked us out of a bunch of trades over the last two weeks. Most of the headlines would suggest that the selloff was driven by the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron. But that doesn't really tell the whole story... Read More
