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

Why Jobs Are So Important

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The economic and social costs of joblessness can't be overstated.

GE Is Back to Firing on (Most) Cylinders

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Despite tough times, the giant conglomerate is growing stronger amazingly well. Here's more on why GE looks like a good long-term bet.

6 Reasons to Buy Exxon Mobil

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Exxon Mobil is the best single integrated-energy stock in the market right now. Here's why it offers the best value, quality and growth profile of any energy giant in the world.

Microsoft’s First Loss Is Traders’ Gain

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss in history, but that ominous-sounding landmark is more headline fodder than substance.

Wall Street Reform Turns Two: Is It Working?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Dodd-Frank -- all 848 pages of it and still only 30% complete -- has had its victories, its failures ... and its unintended consequences.

Even a Profitable BofA Shows Banking’s Risks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Financials are propping up earnings season -- thanks to easy comparisons. But they have miles to go and many headwinds to overcome before returning to health.

Should I Buy Goldman Sachs? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Value investors may spy a bargain worth hanging on to for the long haul, but in the short term, stay away. The risks are too daunting to chance it now.

Citigroup: Too Big to Grow?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Yes, its balance sheet is stronger, and the worst may be over. But the bank's global sprawl is hampering revenue and profits, and it's hard to see past that.

Wells Fargo’s Record Profits Show Housing on the Mend

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Wells Fargo posted all-time high quarterly profits thanks to better results in mortgages and retail banking -- good news for WFC, and for the market.

JPMorgan Has a Cold, Not Pneumonia

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

JPMorgan Chase's second-quarter earnings and Friday's rally prove that everything is relative to expectations -- at least in the daily scrum of trading.

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