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 On
September 23, 202112:12 PM Eastern
Let’s cut to the chase: Market volatility is picking up for the first time in a long time.
Consider this:
• The Dow Industrials plunged more than 900 at one point on Monday.
• Then it...
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Mike Larson On
September 22, 202106:00 AM Eastern
China Evergrande Group. Ever hear of it?
Unless you live in China — or invest actively in its markets — chances are the answer is no.
At least, it would have been “no” before speculation about...
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
September 17, 202111:33 AM Eastern
If you’re an options income investor, there’s nothing better than when a great, long-term investment suffers a mild, short-term setback.
Why? Because it allows you to sell options on the name...
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Mike Larson On
September 16, 202109:53 AM Eastern
The stock market is starting to struggle. Not fall apart. Not implode. But struggle a bit behind the scenes.
Why? Concerns about the Delta variant, slower U.S. job growth, problems in China’s...
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Mike Larson On
September 16, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I don’t always listen to Jim Cramer. If you saw my interview with our very own Jessica Borg over the weekend, you know that by day I’m an analyst, but by night I’m a yoga teacher … and I need a...
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Mike Larson On
September 15, 202106:00 AM Eastern
“What could go wrong?”
An investor at the Las Vegas Money Show asked me this on Monday.
It’s a question I ask myself every time I give my subscribers a new trade idea … and again when it comes...
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Mike Larson On
September 10, 202112:00 PM Eastern
Two moves to make today: Buy a stock for your Bedrock Portfolio whose payout soared 25% since 2020. And buy a new ETF for your Dynamic Portfolio that’s run by people who know a thing or two about...
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
September 10, 202111:19 AM Eastern
Let’s start this issue off with a double helping of good news:
1. You should’ve had no trouble locking down another win on the September 2021 iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM, Rated “C+”) put...
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Mike Larson On
September 8, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Today I’m writing to you from an airplane.
It feels as surreal to type those words as it is to look around and see that we’re getting back to some semblance of normalcy.
But when it comes to...
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Mike Larson and
Juan M. Villaverde On
September 3, 202110:08 AM Eastern
The good news just keeps on coming!
First, you should’ve had no trouble locking down an estimated $675 in income on your September 2021 NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE, Rated “C”) put options with a...