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Brad Simmerman

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
There are a number of ways to reduce your mortgage rate, but the “right” way depends on several factors. Let’s break down three options to see which is best.
While mega-cap tech stocks have seized all the headlines, these five stocks have quietly established themselves as the best-performing stocks so far this year.
Charlie Munger, a legendary investor and former vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway, recently passed away at 99. Here are a few lessons he left us with, and his final investments.
Investors bullish on Bitcoin have more than one way to play a surge in the token, and this angle offers a potential arbitrage opportunity.
Looking only at the fundamentals of a company can leave you blind to investor sentiment while watching only technical indicators can allow fundamentally weak stocks to sneak onto your radar. So, why not use both?
When you hear that a stock is overbought or oversold it’s important to take a step back and look for a trend. Here’s how.
If you’ve looked at the dinner table and wondered if it’s hiding an investing opportunity, here are the six Thanksgiving stocks that are probably right in front of you.
Mortgage rates have eased slightly in the last month but remain near 20-year highs. Should prospective homebuyers buy mortgage points to save on monthly housing expenses?
After a D.C. court rejected the SEC’s denial of a spot Bitcoin ETF, the agency is being forced to reconsider. That could set up an arbitrage trade in Bitcoin.
A recent Goldman Sachs analysis highlighted the features that lead to outperformance by IPOs, so we applied those criteria to 2021’s IPO slate and found only one company that ticked the boxes.
Bulls looking for signs of a rebound off October lows have been pointing to contrarian indicators, but what does it mean when a stock is oversold?
We previously asked how many stocks you own, how much time you spend on your investing, and how you feel about those numbers. Here are the results.
2021 was a banner year for IPOs, but of those high-profile offerings only 1 stock ticks both boxes from a recent Goldman Sachs analysis on what makes a successful IPO investment.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the talk of Wall Street all year, these 7 ETFs allow you to increase your exposure to AI using a variety of strategies and selection criteria.
The market has been all over the place of late. Here are 3 investing tips to help you navigate through all the stock market’s ups and downs.
Once a quarter, the Fed releases its Summary of Economic Projections. It won’t quite make you a Fed “mind reader,” but it can help you anticipate interest rate moves before they happen.
Years of low interest rates have made CDs uncompetitive, but with rates higher, is it finally time to invest in CDs again?
If you love Peter Lynch’s books there’s more from him to read. Here is a treasure trove of 181 articles and 3 key lessons to get you started.
A 3x ETF magnifies returns, both good and bad, but should you make room for them in your investment portfolio?
Attending an investing webinar can be a great source of stock picks and strategies. Here’s how to turn those lessons into profits in your own portfolio.
There are 7 artificial intelligence (AI) ETFs available to investors. Let’s look at all 7 and find the best AI ETF for investors of all stripes.
Buying aggressive stocks can help you outperform the market and lead to a richer retirement, but it’s got its risks and you need to know the pros and cons before you dive in.
Long a cleantech afterthought, nuclear power is having a renaissance which makes this renewable energy stock a strong pick for the long haul.
Aggressive stocks have a bad reputation. But that reputation isn’t always deserved. Invest wisely, and they could give you big returns.
Airline stocks surged in June and are having a solid July, but which domestic carriers belong in first class and which are stuck in the jump seat?
Summer travel season is in full swing, and airline stocks are taking off as pent-up travel demand fills companies’ coffers.
It’s a bull market once again and these 5 stocks have been leading the way. All of them have doubled in 2023, and two might surprise you.
To celebrate Independence Day, here are 2 strong and reliable American stocks as well as some words of wisdom from Cabot’s former CEO Tim Lutts.
“The index effect” was a reliable performance bump in stocks being added to major indexes, but it seems to have disappeared in the last few decades. Is it really gone, and if so, why?
“Inverse Cramer” became a running joke online during the meme stock craze. Now a fund has filed an initial prospectus to make the joke investable.