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
Weekend Windfalls Subscription Alert
Remember that market “crossroads” I mentioned last week? Well, we’re STILL stuck there! The S&P 500 keeps flopping around in the 2,800-2,900 area. And the same thing is happening with many of...
Uncle Warren. The Oracle of Omaha. America’s greatest investor. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has been called many things over the years. After founding his insurance-dominated...
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Warren Buffett is often regarded as America’s greatest investor. The “Oracle of Omaha” has been leading the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway since the 1950s. And his words (and actions) have...
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We’ve reached a very interesting crossroads in the markets … The averages have soared off the March lows thanks to aggressive Federal Reserve and Treasury Department activism: Enormous...
First, the junk bond market boomed. Next, it went bust. Then, the Federal Reserve bailed it out. Finally, that sparked a new mini boom. More than anything else in recent weeks, THAT...
Weekend Windfalls Subscription Alert
You should have had no trouble adding June Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) put options to your portfolio during Wednesday’s market rally. That’s a nice downside hedge for a rounded...
This is the week the oil market imploded. And no, that isn’t hyperbole. The benchmark price of a barrel of U.S. crude oil started trading in the high-teens early Monday. But before long, selling...
Weekend Windfalls Subscription Alert
The hits just keep on coming in this volatile environment. The latest development? An absolute meltdown in the crude oil futures market. The benchmark price of a barrel of U.S. crude oil started...
Safe Money Report Subscription Alert
The pattern of the last couple of bear markets is clear: Just when one market “fire” goes out, another crops up somewhere else. That causes a renewed bout of selling pressure and leads to a fresh...
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This week, oil prices crashed. Imploded. Collapsed. Pick your favorite verb … they all apply. Specifically, the benchmark U.S. May crude oil contract plunged from around $20 early on Monday to...
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