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

Home Prices Rise, but Builders Look Frothy

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Beware: The sector's stocks may have gotten ahead of reality. The Case-Shiller index's good news for homeowners won't necessarily boost homebuilders.

The Best Big Bank Stocks to Own: Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Healthier balance sheets, loan growth and ultra-low mortgage rates are fueling record results in these two bank stocks.

Corporate Profit Streak Is at Risk on Outlooks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Those downright ugly outlooks could be setting stocks up for a fall because the S&P has tacked on more than 50 points even as forward earnings estimates drop.

Bellwethers Paint a Mixed Economic Portrait

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Earnings season shows a slowdown but no new recession. And while some companies are girding for the worst, others are positively brimming with optimism.

How to Play Hiring or Firing

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Betting on a jobs recovery with specific sectors or names is pretty risky. Here's a better way. It may not be sexy, it's more likely to work.

4 Dependable Dividend Stocks Rally on Earnings News

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Four big names in solid, dependable dividends -- 3M, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark and McGraw-Hill -- strutted their stuff with quality reports.

Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Record low rates are hell on savers and a boon to borrowers. Here's a look at what you're savings will earn and what your loans will cost.

Can CAT’s Huge Profit Finally Earn It Respect?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

CAT blew away estimates in its latest report and is posting a record year -- what will it take for the stock to finally get some credit?

Should I Buy AT&T? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

A healthy dividend and extremely low volatility have made stocks like AT&T perceived safe havens in risk-averse times. That may still be the case.

Strong Dollar Is Slicing Corporate Sales

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The robust greenback -- powered by a teetering eurozone -- is wreaking havoc on companies with lots of international revenue. See which are being hardest hit.

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