Daniel Putnam

InvestorPlace Contributor

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

Are Large-Cap Biotech Stocks in a Bubble?

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 20, 2015

Biotech stocks have outpaced the rest of the market by a huge margin, but it takes more than gaudy performance numbers to create a bubble.

12 Stocks & ETFs That Are in the Danger Zone

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 18, 2015

Energy and mining stocks have been hit hard in recent months, but the charts show a wide range of stocks that are on the verge of additional weakness.

INTC, MSFT: Don’t Count Intel and Microsoft Out Just Yet

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 17, 2015

Intel and Microsoft are facing the headwind of slow PC sales, but their dividend yields offer a meaningful source of support.

Mutual Funds: Active Management Outed as a Failure AGAIN

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 12, 2015

Everyone knows that actively managed mutual funds deliver inferior results, but the latest SPIVA Scorecard removes all doubt that active management is a fool's game.

GLD: All the Reasons You Need to Avoid Gold, Gold Stocks

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 5, 2015

Gold and gold stocks continue to attract interest, but fundamentals and technicals both indicate that ETFs such as GLD and GDX should be avoided for now.