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 is also the managing editor for StreetAuthority's 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. Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated, and that anyone can achieve financial independence no matter their background. One of his proudest accomplishments is holding on to Apple since 2014.
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.
When he's not following the market, Brad spends his time powerlifting and tending to cattle near his home in Texas.
Analyst Articles
Reports of a name change are about more than recent bad press. A lot more. Here's what's going on...
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Reports of a name change are about more than recent bad press. A lot more. Here's what's going on and what it means for investors... Read More
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As we enter the final months of 2021 and look ahead toward next year, you may begin to see a subtle shift in our discussions within these pages. Longtime readers know that we begin to circle the wagons around the end of each year and begin to think about “what’s… Read More
Institutions, tech companies, military firms, and other private investors are piling money into...
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Institutions, tech companies, military firms, and other private investors are piling money into space. Here's how you can invest, too... Read More
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Beam me up, Bezos. Okay, I’m almost certain that line was never spoken. What a wasted opportunity… Still, Wednesday served as another landmark moment in the burgeoning commercial space race. William Shatner, 90, aka Captain Kirk of the original Star Trek television show, blasted off into space aboard one of… Read More
The latest CPI numbers are out, and we have a breakdown. Plus, here's what our experts have been...
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The latest CPI numbers are out, and we have a breakdown. Plus, here's what our experts have been saying about inflation for months... Read More
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What strange times we live in… My wife and I were in Destin, Florida this weekend. We met up with some friends, who were taking their first vacation away after having their first baby earlier this year. On Saturday at the beach, I checked my phone and saw that a… Read More
Every time Facebook comes under scrutiny, it gets discarded. But it usually ends up being a buying...
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Every time Facebook comes under scrutiny, it gets discarded. But it usually ends up being a buying opportunity... Read More
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This is just not Facebook’s week. On Tuesday morning, a former project manager at the company turned whistleblower sat down with Congress to give her testimony. Among her accusations are that the social media giant puts “profits over people” by allowing and/or enabling misinformation and division. What’s more, she alleges… Read More
Nathan Slaughter has been on a roll. So when he speaks, it pays to listen. Here's what he had to...
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Nathan Slaughter has been on a roll. So when he speaks, it pays to listen. Here's what he had to say in our latest exchange... Read More
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There’s so much news to keep up with these days. From Chinese property giants melting down to ongoing supply chain bottlenecks to political games in Washington, it can be mind-boggling. And that’s just scraping the surface. As an investor, there’s something to be said for simply putting your head down… Read More
