Nathan Slaughter, Chief Investment Strategist of The Daily Paycheck and High-Yield Investing, has developed a long and successful track record over the years by finding profitable investments no matter where they hide. Nathan's previous experience includes a long tenure at AXA/Equitable Advisors, one of the world's largest financial planning firms. He also honed his research skills at Morgan Keegan, where he managed millions in portfolio assets and performed consultative retirement planning services. To reach more investors, Nathan switched gears in 2004 and began writing full-time. He has since published hundreds of articles for a variety of prominent online and print publications. Nathan has interviewed industry insiders like Paul Weisbruch and CEOs like Tom Evans of Bankrate.com, and has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times for his expertise on economic moats. Nathan's educational background includes NASD Series 6, 7, 63, & 65 certifications, as well as a degree in Finance/Investment Management from Sam M. Walton School of Business, where he received a full academic scholarship. When not following the market, Nathan enjoys watching his favorite baseball team, the Cubs, and camping and fishing with his family.
Analyst Articles
Pundits have been writing off the U.S. consumer for years, particularly in the post-recession era with households unwinding credit card debt and tightening their budgets. But time and again, those dour expectations have been proved wrong. Sure, most of us… Read More
Building a sizable retirement nest egg requires a great deal of flexibility. When the economy is expanding, you need to dig deep for the best growth stocks. These are the names that can see their price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples expand to… Read More
I know of only one sure strategy for accumulating wealth over time, and that is to hold stocks with a consistent track record of dividend growth. The reason this strategy works is because dividend increases can be predicted in a way that share… Read More
It has been a crazy year for U.S. stocks, with the market surging higher into the spring, slumping badly in the summer and regaining some lost ground as the year came to a close. After all that swing, the S&P 500 stands right where… Read More
When Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) engineers first dreamed up the concept of the iPad — perhaps the most important computer product in a decade — they had to rethink every aspect of its design. To make a very thin, lightweight, powerful device would have been hard to pull… Read More
Our topic today is 10 companies featured in past 2011 issues -- my favorites. Read More
Without a doubt, it’s our most popular piece of research. Each year we publish our annual “Top 10 Stocks” list. Put simply, these are the 10 stocks my research staff and I think have the best chance of beating the market in the coming… Read More
The big question in the market never changes. Investors only want to know one thing: What’s next? To the degree that such a question is answerable, one must consider four aspects. 1. The historical underpinnings… Read More
It’s essential that a newly-public company remain in focus for investors. With enough attention, these new issues can climb steadily higher as the appearance of success draws more investors in. But if a company stumbles after an initial public offering (IPO), then it can… Read More
I’ve collected 595 dividend checks in the past two years… and I’m just getting started. Let me explain. It seems like yesterday that I sat down to write the first issue of my Daily Paycheck advisory. It was… Read More
