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

Apple Stock a Long-Term Winner in Any Alibaba Partnership

Apple teaming up with Alibaba on a financial payments system is the kind of deal that would drive long-term upside in Apple stock.

Earnings Won’t Pull MasterCard or Visa Stock Out of the Red

The payments processors need to reassure the Street that they still have robust growth in order to boost MasterCard and Visa stock.

Brazil Elections: Investors Can Forget About This Emerging Market (EWZ)

The Brazil elections condemn the EWZ exchange-traded fund and other investments in the emerging market to four more years of pain.

Procter & Gamble Ditches Duracell, Still Looks Like a Waste

Procter & Gamble is slimming down in order to grow, but an overvalued stock and tough operating environment set it up for failure.

Amazon Stock Is a Buy on the Dip, Profits Be Damned (AMZN)

Anyone holding AMZN has to realize that investments in growth -- and losses -- are just part of the deal when it comes to Amazon.

Caterpillar Stock Only a Hold Even as Outlook Brightens for 2015

The outlook for Caterpillar stock hasn't been this bright in years, but upside is still limited until the economy really does take off.

iRobot Makes No Sense Despite Rally in IRBT Stock

There are much better bets in this market than iRobot (IRBT) if you're looking for hot growth stocks.

Yahoo Stock Is a Hold, But Not Because YHOO Is a Winner

Yahoo is still losing out to Facebook and Google, but YHOO stock still has upside because of buybacks and its big stake in Alibaba.

MCD Stock: McDonald’s Has Farther to Fall

McDonald's sales woes have no quick fix, and that means MCD stock has farther to fall before it's cheap enough to buy.

3 Best Dividend Payers in Big Financials

Dividends among the big financials like banks and insurers are good, even if not great, and they have plenty of room to grow.