Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Expertise: ESG Investing, Electric Vehicle Stocks, Short Squeeze Stocks

Education: BA, Government and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, The College of William & Mary

Awards & Accomplishments: Top 5% of stock pickers on TipRanks

About Sarah:
Sarah Smith is an experienced editor and writer who works to help retail investors make sense of what’s happening every day on Wall Street, and she’s particularly interested in ESG investing, EV stocks, and the rise of speculative trading activity like short squeezes. She has also written for Kiplinger.com, Smithsonian, and Washington City Paper. Sarah is currently working to become a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has already earned bachelor’s degrees in Government and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies from the College of William and Mary. Her work for InvestorPlace.com focuses on helping investors understand the causes and impacts of daily stock and crypto market movements, and how a disruption in who invests – and how they invest – transforms the market. Sarah is recognized among the top 5% of stock pickers on TipRanks and has an average return of 50%. She lives in Arlington, Virginia.

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Recent Articles

4 European Stocks to Buy Before a Eurozone Bailout

Look to the hardest-hit industries in the U.S. for ideas on how to play the proposed EU bailout. These European stocks are a solid start.

10 Best Stocks for 2020: Get Ready for a Roller Coaster Ride in Q2

InvestorPlace's Best Stocks for 2020 contest looks dismal after Q1. What will happen with the pandemic, and which stock will win?

Coronavirus Selloff Halts Stock Market Trading Again

The Federal Reserve's latest reaction to the coronavirus has investors panicking, and selling off their stocks, hard.

Coronavirus Panic Halts Stock Market Trading

Trump's heightened response to the coronavirus is escalating investors' panic, triggering "circuit breaker" rules in the stock market today.

Italy’s Coronavirus Quarantine and an Oil Price War Rock the Market

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. The stock market panics as the coronavirus spreads in Italy and oil prices tank more than 20%.