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
March 18, 202008:24 AM Eastern
During the midst of the Great Financial Crisis ... in July 2008 ... then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made a stunning declaration.
Speaking before Congress as the government-backed mortgage...
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Mike Larson On
March 16, 202001:20 PM Eastern
Immediately after the stock market started trading, it was halted. Then after a 15-minute pause, stocks began to climb gingerly off their lows.
The same thing happened in the gold and precious...
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Mike Larson On
March 16, 202010:01 AM Eastern
You should have just grabbed gains of 36.3% on one round of NextEra Energy (NEE, Rated “B”) shares and essentially broken even on the other. That was a result of my Flash Alert on March 10. Now, I...
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Mike Larson On
March 13, 202012:00 PM Eastern
The coronavirus crisis is buffeting markets like we haven’t seen since the 2008 financial meltdown. But why? Because the spreading sickness is NOT the only threat our markets and economy. In this...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
March 13, 202011:41 AM Eastern
Yesterday the Dow got slammed nearly 10%.
It was the blackest day since Black Monday in 1987 …
And almost as steep as the Monday following Black Thursday in 1929 (down 13%) …
And it was a...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
March 12, 202003:00 PM Eastern
Whenever markets go crazy, it’s always time for cold, rational and deliberate tactics that either add to your income flow, give you enhanced asset protection, or both.
And that’s precisely the...
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Mike Larson On
March 10, 202004:43 PM Eastern
One of my most memorable experiences during the Great Financial Crisis occurred when I was flying to Boston for a wedding in September 2008.
Lehman Brothers had just gone broke. Stocks were...
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Mike Larson On
March 10, 202001:25 PM Eastern
We’ve been on a very solid run despite the market turmoil. We’ve grabbed gains on many positions, while managing downside risk through prudent use of stop losses and portfolio-trimming steps.
...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
March 10, 202012:34 PM Eastern
Even during the worst weeks of past market meltdowns, there were furious relief rallies. That’s what we were seeing earlier, though those gains have faded.
What’s driving this action? President...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
March 9, 202012:50 PM Eastern
We’re seeing pressure on virtually all markets. Stocks are falling sharply, interest rates are plunging and oil prices are crashing.
The catalysts include more coronavirus news and an...