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
Forget what you think you know about what "works" in the market. This "anomaly" has delivered big-time gains year after year... Read More
Forget what you think you know about what "works" in the market. This "anomaly" has delivered big-time gains year after year... Read More
The S&P 500 breached the 4,000 mark for the first time in history. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is also hitting new highs and is the top-performing major index so far this year -- up 8.3%. That tops the S&P 500's performance of 7% and the Nasdaq 100's 3.4% year-to-date returns... Read More
As the tech sector shows signs of weakness, I wouldn’t write it off completely -- especially when it comes to this digital "landlord"... Read More
As the tech sector shows signs of weakness, I wouldn’t write it off completely -- especially when it comes to this digital "landlord"... Read More
In the short run, this doesn’t change how we should trade. The point is that there seems to be a lot of risk-taking going on in this market... Read More
In the short run, this doesn’t change how we should trade. The point is that there seems to be a lot of risk-taking going on in this market... Read More
This could be a minor story, but it highlights the dangers in the current market environment. Read More
This could be a minor story, but it highlights the dangers in the current market environment. Read More
Even before the pandemic, technology made it possible for professionals to spend less time in the cubicle. Here's what that means for investors... Read More
Even before the pandemic, technology made it possible for professionals to spend less time in the cubicle. Here's what that means for investors... Read More
Shares of online clothing retailer, Revolve (Nasdaq: RVLV) also closed below our trailing stop loss today (March 29). Shares ended the day at $41.63, below our trailing stop loss price of $43.42. That means it’s time to cut ties and book our profits. We booked profits at 25% and… Read More
It was an unusually tough day for Calix (Nasdaq: CALX) as shares closed down nearly 16% on the day. The big tumble put today’s (March 29) closing price below our trailing stop loss price of $38.60. The selloff doesn’t come with any big pertinent news. The Calix trade worked… Read More
I never expected to see a picture like this one in the news... But here's what it can teach us about mitigating risk in our own portfolio... Read More
I never expected to see a picture like this one in the news... But here's what it can teach us about mitigating risk in our own portfolio... Read More
When an option is "at-the-money," it allows traders to get an estimate of how the market is valuing the other factors in the options pricing equation. Learn more... Read More
When an option is "at-the-money," it allows traders to get an estimate of how the market is valuing the other factors in the options pricing equation. Learn more... Read More
