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

Don’t Sweat Any Dividend Tax Hike

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Fears that higher taxes on dividends spell bad things for dividend stocks are greatly overblown. Here's why.

FedEx Profit Warning Is No Surprise

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

FedEx lowered its fiscal first-quarter earnings forecast Wednesday on global weakness. But the global slowdown is old news ... so should you buy the dip?

Hertz Hits the Gas With Dollar Thrifty Buy

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Hertz has snatched up Dollar Thrifty for $2.3 billion, giving it a leg up over competitor Avis in the car rental industry.

August Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Investors have a lot of cash sitting on the sidelines, but they're still not getting much for it. In August, yields were almost entirely unchanged from July.

QE3 Odds Improve After Fed Minutes, But …

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The Fed's minutes will have investors looking to Jackson Hole for more QE3 clarity, but improved prospects or not, they shouldn't get too excited. Here's why.

Trading Volume May Be Low, But Who Cares?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange is near a five-year low, but for mom-and-pop investors it doesn't really matter. Here's why.

Is It Too Late to Buy Homebuilder Stocks?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The red-hot rally in homebuilders shows swelling confidence in the sector, but that doesn't mean squat for investors who aren't already in the game.

Sun Is About to Set on Summer’s Rally

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Policy moves and a historically bad month are set to hit stocks. Regarding the first, share prices have already built in anything the Fed, ECB might do next.

The Bond Bull Isn’t Done Chargin’

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

This week's bond market sell-off turned heads, but it's merely a gust against the prevailing downward winds.

China’s Corporate Earnings Smell Like Trouble

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Economic news out of the world's No. 2 economy isn't painting a reassuring picture -- and neither are the country's corporate earnings.

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