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.
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The news out of the United Kingdom rocked global markets. In an historic referendum vote, citizens...
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The news out of the United Kingdom rocked global markets. In an historic referendum vote, citizens of the U.K. narrowly voted for a “Brexit” — a British exit from the European...
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I recently spent Memorial Day in Las Vegas on the tail-end of a road trip through Nevada and Utah....
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I recently spent Memorial Day in Las Vegas on the tail-end of a road trip through Nevada and Utah. And while I didn’t win big in Sin City, I’m happy to report that I did well enough to...
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There’s a dangerous idea in the world of finance that’s been floating around for years....
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There’s a dangerous idea in the world of finance that’s been floating around for years. The man who coined this idea won a Nobel Prize for his work, but even he has stated that there are...
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The table is set. After hitting all-time highs this month, markets are poised for a pullback. ...
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The table is set. After hitting all-time highs this month, markets are poised for a pullback. I’ll have more on that in a moment. First, it’s important to remember that pullbacks,...
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A couple months ago, I had an interesting phone call with Frank Bermea, publisher of our sister...
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A couple months ago, I had an interesting phone call with Frank Bermea, publisher of our sister company, Profitable Trading. I could tell he was excited. “We’re changing the way we do...
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There’s a saying on Wall Street: If you get into a cab and the driver begins talking to you...
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There’s a saying on Wall Street: If you get into a cab and the driver begins talking to you about the market or a supposedly “hot” stock tip, it’s time to sell. ...
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We got some major news in the metals space last recently. Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) just...
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We got some major news in the metals space last recently. Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) just gave the OK for one of the first large-scale mining investments in years: a $5.3 billion development...
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Earlier this month, I shared a question we recently received from a long-time subscriber to The...
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Earlier this month, I shared a question we recently received from a long-time subscriber to The Daily Paycheck — our premium newsletter dedicated to picking the best high-yield opportunities on...
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They’re some of the most talked-about and well-known stocks on the market. But I...
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They’re some of the most talked-about and well-known stocks on the market. But I wouldn’t touch them with a 10-foot pole. That’s because according to the most successful indicator...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 18,000 last week. The S&P 500, meanwhile, is up...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 18,000 last week. The S&P 500, meanwhile, is up more than 200% since the financial crisis. Both broad indices are trading above their historical...
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