Daniel Putnam

Daniel Putnam

Daniel Putnam is a professional financial writer with 18 years of experience writing articles about the financial markets, investment ideas, and personal finance.

Daniel holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Boston College and has traded stocks and options successfully for more than 20 years. Daniel lives in the Boston area with his wife and two children.

Recent Articles

5 Stocks to Buy in March

This month's list of stocks to buy includes some energy plays, but also a couple of contrarian ETF plays -- all of which looks set for outperformance in the month ahead.

2 Factors that Argue for a March-April Rally

Strong historical stock market returns in March-April, together with a sub-14 VIX, argue for continued stock market gains in the next two months.

5 Stocks to Sell in March

After February's rally, it's time to take money off the table in stocks whose prices are improving faster than fundamentals. See 5 stocks to sell in March.

You Can’t Make a Case for Emerging Markets

Fund companies tell investors that stocks in emerging markets provide high returns and diversification, but does this claim hold up to scrutiny?

How Bad Weather Affects the Stock Market

How bad weather affects daily stock market performance: What can individual investors learn from the stock market's tendency to underperform on cloudy days?