The Safe-Money Investor Advocate
In an era of high-risk, high-stakes exuberance, Mike Larson stands out as a leader in conservative investment strategies that outperform the market over the long haul.
Using the safety-oriented Weiss Ratings as a guide, Mike's Safe Money Report has a proven history of guiding investors to stocks that provide consistent dividends, excellent growth, plus asset protection in down markets.
Meanwhile, his Weekend Windfalls service — where he collaborates with Trading Specialist Juan Villaverde and Ratings Specialist Mandeep Rai — shows investors how to make an average of $1,000 in extra cash nearly every Friday, also based on a safety-first income approach.
And his Heat Maps service reveals the top-rated stocks across a wide swath of industries. In each issue, he also gives an in-depth look into one sector and explains why it — and the stocks within it — should rise to the top investors' radars, too.
Mike is a graduate of Boston University and an alumnus of both Bloomberg News and Bankrate.com, where he helped investors and consumers better understand how to get the most from their savings, how to avoid risks in the mortgage market, and improve their personal finances overall.
He began doing the same on a much larger scale when he joined Weiss Ratings in 2001.
Working closely with founder Dr. Martin Weiss for two decades has given him the opportunity to see, firsthand, how keeping an eye on safety is so essential to building a reliable nest egg.
At Weiss Ratings, he has reached millions of readers and helped investors make sense of the markets, find safer investments with the highest returns, and grow their wealth through both good times and bad.
Over the years, you may have seen him featured on financial news channels like CNN, CNBC, Fox Business and BNN Bloomberg. He has also spoken on dozens of radio shows across the U.S., and his work has been quoted by AP, Reuters, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and multiple other publications.
Today, Mike Larson is the proud standard-bearer of the Weiss 50-year tradition of safe investing.
Mike Larson's Articles
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
August 24, 202110:50 AM Eastern
We saw three things happen in your model portfolio last Friday …
First, your August Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLU, Rated “C+”) put options with a strike price of $61...
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
August 20, 202111:57 AM Eastern
You know what I enjoy? Having the opportunity to tell you about a trifecta of banked (and likely) income “wins.”
First, you should have closed out your August 2021 The Home Depot (NYSE: HD,...
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Mike Larson On
August 18, 202110:27 AM Eastern
The market is experiencing another bout of volatility thanks to some weaker-than-expected economic data. And the disappointing data isn’t just coming out of the United States. Chinese figures have...
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Mike Larson On
August 18, 202106:00 AM Eastern
The place: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The dates: Aug. 26-28, 2021
The topic: “Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy”
The participants: U.S. central bankers, economists and various other...
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Mike Larson On
August 17, 202108:00 AM Eastern
The fall of Afghanistan. More Federal Reserve “taper talk.” The Delta COVID-19 variant. Declining consumer confidence. Rising inflation pressures.
The world sure has thrown a lot at this market....
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Mike Larson On
August 13, 202112:00 PM Eastern
Fiscal and monetary policymakers are stuck in a “Hotel California” relationship with the markets and the economy. They can’t “check out” without causing immense havoc – so they continue to take...
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
August 13, 202111:46 AM Eastern
Good news: It’s time to lock down two more income “wins” in your model portfolio! Specifically, I recommend you:
Close out your August 2021 The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD, Rated “B”) put spread...
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Mike Larson On
August 13, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was a retail stockbroker at Merrill Lynch in the 1980s, and I’ll never forget one of the conversations I had with one of my wealthiest clients.
He said, “There’s nothing I like better than to...
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Mike Larson On
August 11, 202106:00 AM Eastern
If you’re a fan of the “Godfather” franchise, you’re familiar with Michael Corleone’s famous line in the third film: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
Although Corleone was...
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
August 6, 202111:30 AM Eastern
There are times to trade … and times to sit tight. This week is an example of the latter.
For one thing, your model portfolio is pretty full. For another, most August positions are going your...