Daniel Putnam

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

What Traders Can Learn From Super Bowl Sunday

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Traders and sports gamblers occupy two different worlds, but they share many secrets to success. What five tips could traders learn from Super Bowl betting?

Don’t Sweat the Fed

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

For all the attention given to Federal Reserve policy, the Fed has little latitude to surprise the financial markets in 2014.

5 Stocks to Sell in February

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Risk has re-entered the market, and that means investors should be looking to lighten up their loads. Here are five stocks to sell.

The Rally for Retail Stocks Might Be Over

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Retail stocks have slumped badly in 2014. Is this just a blip, or have retailers lost their market leadership role for good?

Mining Stocks Are Dangerous, Sweet Valuations or Not

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Mining stocks feature low valuations, improving earnings and strong recent performance, but the potential for bad news out of China remains a major risk.

Buy VIX Calls for Cheap Protection

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

The combination of a depressed VIX and steady stock market gains means that volatility is cheap. Now's the time to buy VIX calls to protect yourself.

Emerging Markets: Value Opportunity or Trap?

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Stocks in emerging markets are trading at a deep discount to the rest of the world, but this doesn't mean it's time to buy just yet.

The S&P’s Most Dramatic Performances of 2013 (And What They Taught Us)

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

We look at 2013's best and worst performers in the S&P 500, as well as what that might say about returns in 2014.

Why Dividend Stocks Could Bounce Off the Mat in 2014

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Higher-yielding dividend stocks lagged in 2013, but income plays could revive in the year ahead now that the Fed has finally started tapering.

Don’t Kill Yourself Interpreting Dow Jones’ Charts

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is making a triple-top on an inflation-adjusted basis. Here are two reasons why it just doesn't matter.

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