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

Forget GDP: 5 Key Reports You Should Be Watching

GDP is too backward looking. Investors need much timelier info, so these economic reports are far more relevant for decisions about where to put your money.

Bailout Boosts Bullish Case on Spanish Banks

Approval of a Spanish bank bailout has sent companies like BBVA and SAN, with potentially even more upside ahead.

Lower Gas Prices Are No Christmas Miracle

Recently fallen gas prices might make us all feel warm and fuzzy, but it has next to no material effect on the holiday shopping season.

Buy Dollar General … AFTER the S&P 500 Hype Dies Down

The money to be made in Dollar General's inclusion in the S&P 500 was collected in a flash. For mom 'n' pop, a DG decision remains about fundamentals.

‘Fiscal Cliff’ Won’t Hurt Holiday Sales … This Year, Anyway

Sure, the White House is right that the threat of higher taxes will weigh on consumer confidence -- eventually. Right now, most people aren't thinking that far ahead.