Dan Burrows

Dan Burrows

InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Dan Burrows is a veteran of CBS MoneyWatch, DailyFinance, SmartMoney and Dow Jones MarketWatch, and has written for The Wall Street Journal, Consumer Reports and other publications. He favors value investing and writes about asset prices and macroeconomic trends for the long-term investor. He holds no individual securities.

Recent Articles

Marijuana Stocks Could be Scams, Warns SEC Watchdogs

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The marijuana industry could be very big business one day, but buying marijuana stocks now only raises the risk of getting ripped off.

Earnings Watch: 5 Crummy Retail Stocks on Deck

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Even beat-and-raise earnings won't change the thesis on these struggling retail stocks, which have more losses to come.

Warren Buffett Buys a Stake in Verizon, Sells a Chunk of GM

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway initiated a position in Verizon and sold a substantial part of its holdings in GM, among other comparatively small changes to the investment portfolio.

5 Stocks to Sell at All-Time Highs

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

These five big-name stocks are hitting record highs, but that only makes them stocks to sell now that the risks are firmly to the downside.

WMT — Walmart Profit Miss, Cisco Beat Draw Two Very Different Pictures

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Cisco Systems and CSCO stock depend on corporate spending, not the weak consumer spending that's weighing so heavily on WMT and Walmart stock.

PLUG – Plug Power Stock a Sell Even on Good Earnings

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Plug Power the company has a bright future ... but PLUG stock? Sell it. The sky-high price and sickening volatility are too much to deal with.

Weak Retail Sales Hurt Everything from Home Depot to Nike

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Weak retail sales are weighing on consumer discretionary stocks, and that's not going away anytime soon.

The Top 10 S&P 500 Dividend Stocks for May

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Markets are notching record highs, but these dividend stocks still yield anywhere from 5% to 10%-plus.

Twitter Stock Gets Third Upgrade in Three Days … And Still Isn’t a Good Buy

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Twitter stock received its third upgrade from Wall Street analysts in as many trading days, but what has analysts more bullish hardly makes TWTR a "buy."

Stratasys Shows There’s No Bottom in Sight for 3D Printing Companies

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Like 3D Systems before it, Stratasys (SSYS) shows that heavily hyped, richly valued 3D printing companies are weighted down by almost impossible expectations.

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