Jon Ogg

Jon Ogg is co-founder and editor for 24/7 Wall St.

Jon has worked as a news analyst for nearly 10 years and also has experience as a broker, portfolio manager and investment adviser. He has been sourced for articles in CBS MarketWatch, E*Trade, TradeTheNews, FlyOnTheWall, Pristine, Evolution Trading, Knova Trading, Hammerstone, CNet.com, Seeking Alpha, Google Finance and other sites.

Prior to 24/7 Wall St., he formed News Contrast and was the founder of a service for active traders called TradeTheNews (which he sold in 2003) and built up a news desk that was merged into E*Trade. He also worked in Copenhagen, Denmark as a portfolio manager for European clients trading U.S. equities and ran the event-driven trading team there.

He has been a financial adviser and has advised start-up and emerging-stage companies, and started his career as a licensed broker selling fixed income to some of the largest investment managers in the United States. He received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston (1992).

Jon does not hold any positions in any stocks he writes about.

Recent Articles

9 Retail Stocks to Watch This Week (LOW, HD, JWN, M, SHLD, TGT, TJX, SKS, KSS)

By Jon Ogg

There are plenty of key retail earnings coming this week including reports from Nordstrom (JWN), Macy's (M), Sears (SHLD), Target (TGT) and Saks (SKS). Here's what you need to know.

WMT Options – Wal-Mart Headed for a Fall

By Jon Ogg

Despite Wal-Mart's (<strong>WMT</strong>) better-than-expected earnings, the stock looks to be headed for a breakdown. We recommend covering your ass(ets) with the following put options.

Sector Review – New 2010 Targets for Conglomerates (GE, UTX, MMM, HON, BRK-B)

By Jon Ogg

Covered here are GE, UTX, MMM, HON and BRK-B, with analysis on where these conglomerates are valued in relation to each other and which stocks offer the most upside versus current 2010 targets.

It’s Time to Dump Wal-Mart (WMT, TGT, COST, RTH)

By Jon Ogg

Wal-Mart stock is dead money, and for WMT stock to rise, a significant dividend hike is necessary.

9 Market-Moving Stocks to Watch This Week (WFMI, DE, GENZ, AMAT, HPQ, LVS, WMT, DELL, FSLR)

By Jon Ogg

There are several key market-moving earnings reports yet to come this week including Whole Foods, H-P, Las Vegas Sands, Wal-Mart and First Solar. Here's what you need to know.

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