Ari Charney is the chief investment strategist for Utility Forecaster and Income Millionaire.
Prior to joining Investing Daily, Ari took an unlikely path toward dispensing investment advice. Shortly after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in political science from New York University, Ari sampled some of Wall Street’s best-known brokerages and investment banks for several months as an associate. His favorite memory was being paid an absurdly high hourly wage to point and yell at the bond salesmen on the legendary Bear Stearns trading floor when they had incoming phone calls.
Thereafter, Ari spent a substantial portion of his career at financial industry rating services. First, he pored over spreadsheets at the preeminent bond rating agency Moody’s Investors Service. Later, he analyzed investment newsletters for nearly eight years at The Hulbert Financial Digest (HFD).
While working for the HFD, Ari discovered his passion for helping self-directed investors select the right investment newsletter. Since joining Investing Daily, he’s extended that passion further by guiding investors toward the right securities for their portfolios.
In his free time, he and his wife tote their son along on their ethnic dining adventures in pursuit of the fabled Bosnian burger and the Thai restaurant with the secret Laotian menu.
Analyst Articles
How Often Do You Want to Get Paid?
You can build a portfolio that generates monthly income with just a dozen dividend stocks. But there’s another way that gives you even greater control over how much and how often you get paid—and it also helps lower risk too.
Here’s Why Smaller Is Better
Small-cap stocks are often ignored by Wall Street even though they generate some of the biggest gains. But we like it that way. When the Street ignores a stock, it gives us an opportunity to get in on an emerging growth engine before the rest of the herd follows.
How to Steal Wall Street’s Best Ideas
We weren’t invited to the Street’s party, but we’re about to sneak in anyway (and take their best ideas). Not just any asset manager will do. First, we look for the best of the best. Then we identify which of their favorite stocks are worth buying right now.
How to Tell if the Trend Is Truly Your Friend
Momentum-based trading strategies can give you market-beating returns. But not all momentum strategies are created equal. In fact, our resident options guru has an intriguing twist on how to tell if a winner will keep on winning.
How to Get Paid to Buy Low
Reinvestment accounts for about half the market’s long-term return. But it doesn’t make sense to mindlessly reinvest dividends when stocks are trading at absurd valuations. So some flexibility–and a few rules–can give you the best of both worlds: reinvestment plus the cash to use as you see fit.
The Secret to Market Timing
Most market timers are market laggards. But the market does exhibit recurring patterns that can be exploited … if you know how. In fact, one of our top analysts regularly exploits these patterns as part of his proprietary trading strategy.
Hurry Up and Wait for This High Yielder
No one is irreplaceable. But when one of your favorite fund managers retires, it creates uncertainty. Should you stick with the new guys or find a new fund? That decision is even harder when the fund yields nearly 7.4%.
The Lazy Way to Get High Yield at a Discount
Bargain-hunting is tough. Fear can keep you from buying when longtime favorites finally sell off. But if you can’t handle the stress, there are others who are happy to do it for you.
How to Get Your Secret Dividend Booster
We’ve found a way to make a high yield even higher. It’s an old-fashioned approach to investing that most income investors ignore. But it’s one of the best ways to build truly enduring wealth.
Why Your Portfolio Needs More Fiber
If you build it, they will come. But it might take a little while. For the massive fiber build-out of the ’90s, it’s taken about 20 years for demand to return. Now the deals are coming fast and furious.