David Sterman has worked as an investment analyst for nearly two decades. He started his Wall Street career in equity research at Smith Barney, culminating in a position as Senior Analyst covering European banks. While at Smith Barney, he learned of all the tricks used by Wall Street to steer the best advice to their top clients and their own trading desk. David has also served as Managing Editor at TheStreet.com and Director of Research at Individual Investor. In addition, David worked as Director of Research for Jesup & Lamont Securities. David has made numerous media appearances over the years, primarily on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and has a master's degree in management from Georgia Tech. David Stermanon
Every few months, I like to review the most intriguing open market purchases made by CEOs, CFOs and... Read More
Every few months, I like to review the most intriguing open market purchases made by CEOs, CFOs and other key insiders. These folks typically have a clear read on business trends — even better... Read More
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#-ad_banner-#The commodity slump of the past few years, divergent growth rates between the United States and other developed economies and a sudden glut in crude oil have been dominating the... Read More
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As a regular subscriber to all of the leading car magazines, I am delighted to read about the technological advances taking place. Sure the gas mileage of many vehicles keeps rising, and the... Read More
Whenever you see a stock with a huge short position, you have one of two actions you can take.... Read More
Whenever you see a stock with a huge short position, you have one of two actions you can take. First, you can pile in with the crowd, as many have done with the high-profile short sale target... Read More
Companies that take radical steps in pursuit of growth are often accorded very rich valuations.... Read More
Companies that take radical steps in pursuit of growth are often accorded very rich valuations. Case in point: Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), which as I recently wrote, has a valuation that bears... Read More
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#-ad_banner-#At this point in President Obama’s first term, the world looked very different. The still-anemic economy made it hard to fathom how we would ever get out from under a crushing... Read More
I have been in the investment business for more than two decades. In that time, I’ve heard... Read More
I have been in the investment business for more than two decades. In that time, I’ve heard many debates about the relative importance of high levels of insider ownership. The arguments against... Read More
Investors know that there are multiple ways to approach stock-picking. Momentum investors, for... Read More
Investors know that there are multiple ways to approach stock-picking. Momentum investors, for example, identify hot stocks that have the support of key technical patterns. It’s a strategy that... Read More
Heading into the 2013 holiday season, the Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) juggernaut could not be... Read More
Heading into the 2013 holiday season, the Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) juggernaut could not be stopped. #-ad_banner-#The company’s website was so busy that shippers United Parcel... Read More