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Mike Larson

| Income & Dividend Analyst

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
Is a “big shift” at hand? That’s the question Wall Street is wrestling with here. And, naturally, the answer will have major implications for investors. Before I offer my answer to that...
This is probably going to sound ridiculous, in a “Woodward’s garage freak” sort of way. But, here goes ... Someone on our staff — who’s in a position to see things like presidential campaigns’...
The markets got walloped on Monday, with the Dow plunging more than 900 points intraday before closing off 650. The S&P 500 shed 1.9%, its sharpest decline in more than a month. Equities...
If you’re like most income investors, I doubt you’re very happy. Remember the days when you used to complain about the meager 3% you could get on a one-year CD? Well, now you’d be lucky to get...
“Your account was just credited $X amount after stock so-and-so paid a dividend of $X.” I love getting emails like this. Afterall, who doesn’t love seeing a credit in their account? In this...
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Wall Street has politics on the brain right now, thanks to the highly contentious, uncertain and unprecedented election season. How will things sort out in the Trump-Biden battle? And how should...
“Double dipping” is frowned upon at dinner parties. But as an investor, there’s absolutely NOTHING wrong with financial “double dipping.” In terms of investing, it’s a great way to generate...
It’s college crunch time for my oldest daughter. Filling out applications. Visiting campuses. Taking standardized tests. Deciding which schools make her final cut. It’s hard for me to believe...
I’m a people person. I love hitting the road, meeting investors like you in person and talking markets and investing strategy face to face. But in the age of COVID-19, that hasn’t always been...
I’m not a big fast-food guy. I prefer home-cooked or fast-casual meals when I have a choice, unless I’m in a huge hurry. But as an analyst, I’m happy to recommend you sink your teeth into...