Brad Briggs

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

Part of being prepared means making sure you're financially secure. That's why you should consider dabbling in new strategies you haven't tried before... Read More

Part of being prepared means making sure you're financially secure. That's why you should consider dabbling in new strategies you haven't tried before... Read More

Is your head swimming yet? There’s been so much information over the last few days related to Covid-19, the selloff, Congress, local officials, your neighborhood grocery store, and more. Just two weeks ago, I spoke with six close personal friends and family within the span of 24 hours. All were aware that the market was tanking. They were all salivating at the prospect of getting in on various names. Some got in at various points, others didn’t. But the selling only ensued further. Nobody is asking for my advice now. For the ones who wanted to pull the trigger ten… Read More

Is your head swimming yet? There’s been so much information over the last few days related to Covid-19, the selloff, Congress, local officials, your neighborhood grocery store, and more. Just two weeks ago, I spoke with six close personal friends and family within the span of 24 hours. All were aware that the market was tanking. They were all salivating at the prospect of getting in on various names. Some got in at various points, others didn’t. But the selling only ensued further. Nobody is asking for my advice now. For the ones who wanted to pull the trigger ten days ago, I pleaded with them. I told them this selloff is the real deal. It’s deep and it’s furious. And what it’s going to take for us to reach the bottom is for the individual investor to feel absolutely sick to their stomach. Like an addict, most of us will be writhing in pain, wanting to rid ourselves of stocks for good. Some listened, others didn’t. Now, is this a brutal way to think about things? You bet it is. But I’ve been in this business for a long time. I’ve seen this happen before. The good news is… Read More

If there’s anything we know for sure, it’s that there will be some great opportunities for savvy investors once we start to come through the other side of this. Dr. Leeb joins me to offer his insights... Read More

If there’s anything we know for sure, it’s that there will be some great opportunities for savvy investors once we start to come through the other side of this. Dr. Leeb joins me to offer his insights... Read More

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the market is reeling from coronavirus. And I’m going to offer a rare glance at what three of our expert analysts are telling their subscribers. Read More

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the market is reeling from coronavirus. And I’m going to offer a rare glance at what three of our expert analysts are telling their subscribers. Read More

You don't have to gamble on Tesla's stock to profit from the rise of electric vehicles and batteries. In fact, we're up nearly 40% on this lithium play in about four months... Read More

You don't have to gamble on Tesla's stock to profit from the rise of electric vehicles and batteries. In fact, we're up nearly 40% on this lithium play in about four months... Read More

Any good ship is only as powerful as its armaments. That's why we here at StreetAuthority have long advocated that our readers add new weapons to their trading arsenal. Read More

Any good ship is only as powerful as its armaments. That's why we here at StreetAuthority have long advocated that our readers add new weapons to their trading arsenal. Read More

Einstein called it “the most powerful force in the universe.” But you don’t need to be Einstein to understand why it’s has also been called an investor’s best friend — or to see how you can profit from it. The modern world’s most celebrated intellect was referring to the concept of compounding — the practice of earning money on what you have already earned. Fortunately, you don’t need to be an Einstein to understand why compounding has also been called an investor’s best friend — or to see how you can profit from it.  Stop me if you’ve heard this… Read More

Einstein called it “the most powerful force in the universe.” But you don’t need to be Einstein to understand why it’s has also been called an investor’s best friend — or to see how you can profit from it. The modern world’s most celebrated intellect was referring to the concept of compounding — the practice of earning money on what you have already earned. Fortunately, you don’t need to be an Einstein to understand why compounding has also been called an investor’s best friend — or to see how you can profit from it.  Stop me if you’ve heard this one: In ancient Greece there was a merchant — let’s call him Demetrios — who had a reputation as a savvy money-handler. An acquaintance brought over a wagon-load of drachmas (coins variously estimated to be worth about $0.19 apiece) and asked Demetrios to put the money in a trust and invest it for 2,000 years. Demetrios kept all of his acquaintance’s money as commission, save for a single 19-cent drachma, which he invested in an Athenian bond paying 3% annually. After 2,000 years of reinvesting the returns from the 3% payout, according to the math, that drachma would have grown… Read More