Dan Burrows

Dan Burrows

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

Wasn’t Amazon Supposed to Kill the Mall?

The majority of retail sales still happen in the real world, where mall operator Simon Property is grabbing plenty of them.

Banco Santander a Buy After $26B Write-Off

With many of its bad loans in the rearview mirror, Spain's Banco Santander sits on a diversified profit stream, solid capital position and attractive dividend.

Happy 20th Birthday, ETFs!

When State Street launched its SPY two decades ago, it sparked a revolution that's reshaping investing -- for the better.

CAT: A Master of Managing Expectations

It carefully prepared Wall Street for a crummy earnings report, and was then able to easily beat the lowered forecasts -- which cheered investors.

Don’t Stuff Your Cash in Mattress Stocks

These stocks are way too volatile to let you rest easily. Just look at the wild gyrations Select Comfort and Tempur-Pedic have been going through.

January Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

After months of trending down, savings rates stabilized -- or even rose -- as the 10-year Treasure benchmark traded above 1.8% for all of December.

Wait for a Pullback Before Buying ISRG

Despite everything there is to like about Intuitive Surgical, it'd be foolish to buy right after its hot run -- history says you'll get it for cheaper soon.

Coach: A First-Class Ticket to Nowhere

Coach balked on competitive pricing to protect its brand this holiday season, and it was punished Wednesday after that decision was reflected in weak Q2 earnings.

3M: A Boring, Beautiful Dividend Machine

When 3M reports quarterly earnings Thursday, it won't get nearly the same attention as most of its Dow brethren. But it should.

Stocks Will Hit Record High Before Gold Does

India's tax hikes on gold imports could trim physical gold demand and, therefore, counteract Japan's latest monetary easing and raised inflation target.