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

5 Great Dividend Mutual Funds

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

If you want the best of both worlds -- capital appreciation and a cash stream -- consider pursuing an equity-income strategy via one or more of these mutual funds.

Amazon: Any New Jobs Are Welcome, But …

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Amazon's big 5,000-hire announcement is actually a depressing reflection of America's employment situation.

Should I Buy VeriSign Stock? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Solid growth, share buybacks and margin expansion bode well for VeriSign, but the stock looks fairly valued at current levels

July Jobs Report: Winners & Losers

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Hiring slowed sharply in July, and whether folks actually landed jobs greatly depended on the industry they were targeting.

Pfizer & Merck: Dividend Winners or Duds?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Pfizer and Merck got addicted to Lipitor and Singulair, and now slumping sales of the former blockbusters have both companies scrambling for growth.

Merger Monday: Another Win for Healthcare Stocks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Omnicom and Saks made M&A ripples, but Elan's $6.7B sale to Perrigo fortifies the case for more deals in the healthcare sector.

Amazon Investors Need to Get Rid of Bezos

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Amazon's empire-building means reliable profit growth will always be hard to come by -- until shareholders agitate the CEO out of the building.

Homebuilders: A Case of Too Far, Too Fast

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

PulteGroup, D.R. Horton and the ITB were priced for perfection, but the housing recovery is hardly perfect.

July Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Money market rates declined this month, but savings rates were stable and even improved in some cases.

5 ETFs to Play Apple’s Big Rally

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

These five funds give you a big, low-cost dose of Apple stock exposure while also offering diversification across a number of other positions.

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