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

Dow Theory Doldrums a Bit Misstated

Here is what investors should know about the relationship between the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Transportation Index.

What Emerging Markets Tell Us About the U.S.

Several technical indicators are flashing caution signals.

YPF: When Politics Become a Factor

What investors should know about energy firm YPF following news of a possible Argentine takeover, as well as broader lessons about governmental interference.

10 Materials Stocks Charts to Watch

Is it time to get into materials? Investors can follow these stocks' trendlines to help determine where the companies might break next.

Investors: Wake Up to China’s Inflation

While most of the media and investors were busy mourning last week's jobs report, China dropped an important bit of bad news all its own.