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 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

My colleague Andy Obermueller has been telling readers of his premium newsletter, Game-Changing... Read More

My colleague Andy Obermueller has been telling readers of his premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks, to target a number of well-known, high-quality stocks for months now. In case you’re not... Read More

The last Saturday in April this year marks the beginning of another Berkshire Hathaway annual... Read More

The last Saturday in April this year marks the beginning of another Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting. Held at Berkshire’s hometown headquarters in Omaha, the Woodstock of... Read More

David Ricardo is often thought of as the most important economist since Adam Smith. We have him to... Read More

David Ricardo is often thought of as the most important economist since Adam Smith. We have him to thank for ideas such as the law of comparative advantage, and he advocated for things like free... Read More