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 Numbers Bernanke Will Be Watching

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Everyone's wondering when the Federal Reserve will start pulling out of QE. These five numbers will determine whether it's sooner or later.

June Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Borrowing money got a lot more expensive in June as rates on a host of popular loan products rose sharply, but savers saw little relief from ultra-low rates.

Merger Monday: Healthcare Wins Again

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Fresh buyouts by Tenet Healthcare and KKR strengthen the healthcare sector's already bullish case.

5 Stocks That Don’t Care What Bernanke Says

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Tapering, schmapering. For these five stocks, the latest comments from Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve were shrugged off ... or even welcomed.

FedEx to Market: Global Economy Stinks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

FedEx is a key global economic bellwether, and the company's latest earnings report was just more evidence that the global economy stinks right now.

Why Higher Rates Ain’t Here to Stay

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Rates are rising on market fears that the Fed will reduce its stimulus program, but tightening will only happen when the economy is ready. Spoiler: It's not.

Too Late to Trade the Russell 2000 Rebalance

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Don't try to front-run the Russell 2000 rebalancing. The house is against you ... and besides, the book was closed on this bet a month ago.

A Point for the Bulls: Small-Cap Stocks Reclaim Leadership

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Small caps are leading once again, dividend stocks aren't being treated as a stand-in for bonds, and risk is acting more like risk. That should come as a relief.

Merger Monday: Who’s the Big Winner?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Google, AstraZeneca and IHS all made headline-grabbing M&A news today, but one of them stands out above the others.

Perk Up! Coffee’s Starting to Brew Big Profits

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

J.M. Smucker just announced a java-fueled boost in its earnings thanks to tanking bean prices -- news that bodes well for stocks like SBUX and DNKN.

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