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Brad Simmerman

Web Editor, Cabot Wealth Daily

Brad Simmerman is the Editor of Cabot Wealth Daily, the award-winning free daily advisory.

Brad joined Cabot in 2020 after several years as a freelance writer and pool reporter for Courthouse News Service, and he strives to bring a reporter’s analytical eye to economic macro trends and the world of stock investing. Prior to his time as a professional writer and editor, Brad worked, in multiple capacities, as a Stock Broker with Charles Schwab where he worked with high-net-worth clients, trained dedicated active-trader teams on technical analysis and market mechanics, and resolved high-level client concerns as part of the in-house arbitration team.

Brad lives in Arizona with his wife, two children and dog Chewbacca (Chewy) whose name turned out to be far more appropriate than he could have guessed.

From this author
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Looking for income in this environment can be challenging, but a dividend ETF relies on the fund managers to do that work for you.
What is a high dividend yield? Are they really that great? Are they worth the money? So many questions! Don’t worry, we have answers!
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There are a number of unique risks that apply only to options trading, but there’s one kind of risk (that’s outside your control) that should give you pause if you’re thinking about trading 0-day options.
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Simple moving averages and exponential moving averages are both widely used in technical analysis, but what, exactly, is the difference between SMAs and EMAs?
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Nvidia recently beat out Apple as the second-largest company by market cap. With Microsoft still ahead of it, when will Nvidia become the most valuable company in the world?
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Reinvesting dividends offers you the extra earning power of compounding, but if you’re on the fence about it, here are a few other factors to consider.
You’re faced with a lot of choices when planning for retirement, but breaking your approach into two phases can help simplify the decisions you need to make.
If accurately identified, the double bottom chart pattern can signal a fortunate entry point for investors. Here is how to identify it.
LEAPS investing can be an effective portfolio strategy for investing in high-growth stocks by trading one type of risk for another.
Growth investing and value investing are both viable investing strategies, but one has drastically outperformed the other in the last decade. Here’s how they measure up.
Options trading may seem like it’s riskier than buying stock but selling LEAPs can actually reduce the overall risk in a position.
I performed a study on the common threads in great growth stocks I recommended over a 10-year period. Here’s what I discovered.
Learning how to understand stock charts can be an incredibly useful tool for identifying both sentiment and institutional buying patterns.
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Tech stocks have been the biggest drivers and best performers of the current bull market, even with the recent dip. These are the five best-performing tech stocks so far in 2024.
The most important factor when deciding how to manage a retirement portfolio is where you are in your investing journey. In other words, are you accumulating or distributing?
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