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

GM Returns to S&P 500: A Symbolic Victory, But Not Much Else

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

General Motors' return to the S&P 500 will spark some index-fund buying and is a massive symbolic victory, but it's no fix for the automaker's sluggishness.

7 Economic Reports to Always Watch

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

These reports may not make big headlines like GDP and monthly jobs numbers, but they actually are better at telling us where the economy is headed.

Jos. A Bank: The Shorts Suit Up

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Jos. A Bank, which already lowered its estimates, will report its earnings numbers officially on Thursday. A few simple words of advice: Stay away.

Canadian Bank Stocks: 2 to Buy, 1 to Sell

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The big dividends offered up by NYSE-listed Canadian banks don't necessarily make up for their home country's deteriorating economic picture.

Factory Data Suggest QE Is Here to Stay

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The Fed won't taper with QE anytime soon if we get more news out of the manufacturing sector like we received Tuesday.

May Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Yields on money markets and savings accounts remained pretty much stuck in May, but mortgage and home loan rates lurched higher.

3 Under-the-Radar Services Stocks to Buy

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Accenture gets all of the attention in the consulting sector, but these three less-ballyhooed stocks are better bargain buys given their growth potential.

Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Lose

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Shareholders ultimately decided they enjoyed JPMorgan's profitable status quo and allowed CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon to keep his pair of titles.

Stock Up on Home Depot for Hurricane Season

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Home improvement retailers Home Depot and Lowe's were lifted after Hurricane Sandy, and could see a repeat following this hurricane season. But HD is the better bet.

Don’t Abandon Bonds in Your Quest for Higher Yield

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

As tempting as higher-yielding securities might be for fixed-income investors, they are in no way a replacement for bonds in the totality of your portfolio.

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