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

Alcoa’s Earnings Beat Bodes Well for Stocks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

While Alcoa might have lost its standing as a global economic bellwether, its earnings reports still serve as a decent indicator of market performance.

British Bank Stocks: 2 to Buy, 1 to Sell

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Despite struggle and scandal across the pond, a survey of big British banks reveals a few solid selections in the sector ... and one clear name to avoid.

Q1 Earnings: They’ll Suck. Sound Familiar?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

S&P 500 firms are expected to post another YOY drop in profits. Hopefully, Wall Street looks at the prettier picture ahead.

Utilities Burn Bright as Market Outlook Dims

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

An improving U.S. economy and the coldest March in recent memory have the utility sector putting up electrifying returns so far this year. Their defensive nature will help maintain that run in months ahead.

Stumbling Small Caps Suggest Market Weakness Ahead

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Investors appear to be jumping from riskier small caps to more defensive stocks -- a good sign that the market's risk appetite is waning.

Don’t Bet on AT&T and Verizon Breaking Up Vodafone

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

It would be the biggest M&A deal in history, but plenty of roadblocks remain.

Waste Management Stocks: 2 to Buy, 1 to Throw in the Trash

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

A look at the biggest waste management stocks reveals a hot growth stock, a dependable dividend-payer, and a stock best suited for the rubbish pile.

Financial Stocks Will Start Q2 From a Happy Middle Ground

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Financials weren't the hottest part of the market in Q1, but that could be good for the sector if the market goes into a second-quarter correction.

Q2 Outlook: Get Ready for the Spring Selloff

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The U.S. economy might look to be in pretty good shape, but since 2010, it's been best to get out of the stock market at the beginning of the second quarter.

Boomers Feeling More Financially Secure

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

A Bankrate reading of financial security hit its highest point since the survey began in 2010 -- a small reassurance amid a flood of retirement worry.

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