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
Well, it’s finally over. Tuesday’s election was one for the ages. Few people saw this...
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Well, it’s finally over. Tuesday’s election was one for the ages. Few people saw this coming, but Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. Whether Trump was your guy...
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In 1977, a man named Mike Markkula had already made his millions from stock options while working...
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In 1977, a man named Mike Markkula had already made his millions from stock options while working as a marketing manager for Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. He was introduced to two renegade...
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Back on October 26, I told you about one of the most exciting revolutions for investing to happen...
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Back on October 26, I told you about one of the most exciting revolutions for investing to happen in years. The new opportunity has to do with an asset class that has delivered out-sized returns for...
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about one of the most exciting revolutions to happen to investing in...
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about one of the most exciting revolutions to happen to investing in years. The new opportunity has to do with an asset class that has delivered out-sized returns for...
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Recently I had the honor of accompanying a group of friends to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. The...
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Recently I had the honor of accompanying a group of friends to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. The betrothed couple in question for this event has been very dear to me for years — and honestly,...
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Earnings season kicked off last week, with Alcoa leading off by reporting disappointing results...
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Earnings season kicked off last week, with Alcoa leading off by reporting disappointing results last Tuesday. Q3 Earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected to drop 2.1%, according to FactSet. As...
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A couple of months ago, I introduced you to our newest expert analyst Genia Turanova. We brought...
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A couple of months ago, I introduced you to our newest expert analyst Genia Turanova. We brought Genia in to take the helm of two of our most important and successful premium newsletters (The Daily...
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I can’t believe more people aren’t taking advantage of this… For the past few...
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I can’t believe more people aren’t taking advantage of this… For the past few years, my colleague Amber Hestla and her readers have been “skimming” from Wall Street. And...
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Mark your calendars. Tomorrow, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. Eastern, is when the Federal Open Market...
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Mark your calendars. Tomorrow, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. Eastern, is when the Federal Open Market Committee will announce whether or not it will raise interest rates. This, as my colleague Jared Levy points...
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Yesterday, I told you about a select group of stocks we’ve come to refer to around the...
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Yesterday, I told you about a select group of stocks we’ve come to refer to around the StreetAuthority office as “Forever Stocks.” For those of you aren’t familiar,...
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