Gary Stern

Gary Stern

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Financial analysis of companies and investing trends

Education: BA, English, City College of New York, Master’s, English/Education, Queens College

Gary Stern is a freelance financial writer and the co-author of From Scrappy to Self-Made: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from an Ethiopian Refugee About Turning Roadblocks into an Empire (published by McGraw Hill, 2023).

He has written articles for Fortune.com, RIA Intel, Forbes.com, and written over 100 “Managing for Success” columns in Investor’s Business Daily, and has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, RIA Intel, Institutional Investor, Crain’s New York Business, Corporate Secretary, Agenda Week, and the Alternative Lending Report.

He also co-wrote Minority Rules (Harper Collins) and The Trouble with HR (Amacom Books).

He currently contributes to a variety of publications including Forbes.com, AARP Online, Next Avenue, Quick-Service Restaurant magazine and an educational trade magazine.

Articles of his have included: how financial companies can encourage their staff to report wrongdoing (Fortune.com); why employees putting down their smartphones may make them more productive (Fortune.com); an investigation into why NY Mets owner Steve Cohen’s new townhouse in the West Village may not meet landmark rules (RIA Intel); whether better governance can improve the stock price of Tootsie Roll and why Caterpillar stepped up its succession plan (Agenda Week).

Stern is poised to investigate macro-trends and how they affect the stock market.

Recent Articles

SoFi Stock Is Riding a Roller-Coaster But Gaining in 2023

By Gary Stern, InvestorPlace Contributor

SOFI stock has outperformed the S&P 500 this year but seems stuck in single-digit territory. That may be due to its lack of profits.

AMC Stock Is Down 90% But This Analyst Still Says It’s Not a ‘Buy’

By Gary Stern, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMC stock is down nearly 90% over the past year, but it's still not low enough for this analyst to recommend shares.

TWTR Stock – Is Twitter Really Going to Be Acquired?

By Gary Stern, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google (GOOGL) looks like a viable buyer for Twitter (TWTR), but without some M&A magic, TWTR stock will have quite the uphill climb.

Is It Time to Buy Yelp Stock?

By Gary Stern, InvestorPlace Contributor

Yelp's business is a mixed affair right now, but at the very least, YELP stock still remains a very viable potential M&A target for a host of blue-chip tech companies.