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
Around this time last year, I found myself scrambling. While everyone was looking for toilet paper, I found myself looking for iron. To be more specific, I was looking for a barbell, Olympic plates, dumbbells, you name it… My local gym had closed due to local shutdown orders, and… Read More
There seems to be an expectation that there will not be short-term selloffs or declines. But the problem is that these drops are perfectly natural... Read More
There seems to be an expectation that there will not be short-term selloffs or declines. But the problem is that these drops are perfectly natural... Read More
Lumber prices are booming. Copper prices are surging. But as I predicted back in February, this could be just the beginning... Read More
Lumber prices are booming. Copper prices are surging. But as I predicted back in February, this could be just the beginning... Read More
The Treasury Secretary (and former Fed chair) demonstrated the power of her words last week. Here's what the charts are telling me now... Read More
The Treasury Secretary (and former Fed chair) demonstrated the power of her words last week. Here's what the charts are telling me now... Read More
The next bear market will show that HODL is a bull market strategy. When gains turn to losses, brave talk turns to selling. But there's a better way... Read More
The next bear market will show that HODL is a bull market strategy. When gains turn to losses, brave talk turns to selling. But there's a better way... Read More
At some point, we'll see a company in this industry become a trillion-dollar company. And it could very well be my latest pick... Read More
At some point, we'll see a company in this industry become a trillion-dollar company. And it could very well be my latest pick... Read More
Today I want to take a step back from the minutiae happening in the markets and focus on the bigger picture. We could spend all day dissecting the disappointing jobs report, reading the tea leaves from Janet Yellen or Jerome Powell’s words, or talking about vaccinations, inflation fears, or otherwise. Read More
Berkshire vice-chairman Charlie Munger had a few choice words for bitcoin that he shared over the weekend. Is he right? Or could he be missing something... Read More
Berkshire vice-chairman Charlie Munger had a few choice words for bitcoin that he shared over the weekend. Is he right? Or could he be missing something... Read More
Warren Buffett and vice-chairman Charlie Munger sat down for an extensive Q&A session this weekend at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. The event was different in many ways this year. It was held in L.A., for example, rather than the usual setting in Omaha. The two nonagenarians were especially candid,… Read More
This divergence in bullish and bearish signals for the major averages is unusual. And it almost certainly indicates a big move is ahead... Read More
This divergence in bullish and bearish signals for the major averages is unusual. And it almost certainly indicates a big move is ahead... Read More
