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

The Smaller They Are, the Harder They Fall (Sort of)

Small- and midcaps are unsurprisingly leading the market's march south, but micro- and nanocaps have proven resilient. That's still no reason to go diving into these tiny, risky companies.

February Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

Loans got more expensive this month, pushing up borrowing costs for consumers, as savings rates were unchanged.

Private Equity Stocks: 2 Winners, 2 Losers

Following Carlyle Group's rocky fourth-quarter earnings report, investors should be making at least a quick review of the private equity field.

Walmart: Hardly a ‘Total Disaster,’ But Worries Remain

The payroll tax hike didn't hack away at Walmart like a leaked email indicated, and WMT is popping as a result -- but that doesn't mean the tax or concerns like higher gas prices have melted away altogether.

Health Insurers Hit by Medicare Rates

The health insurance sector took a beating after one of the biggest names in the business warned that premium Medicare payment rates will decline next year.