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 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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Mike Larson On
March 10, 202008:00 AM Eastern
After bending for several weeks, markets finally broke on Monday …
Crude oil crashed more than 20% at the open after Saudi Arabia launched an “oil war” by slashing the price of its oil exports...
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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...
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Mike Larson On
March 9, 202010:37 AM Eastern
You should be in the process of grabbing profits on your remaining 2.5% position in the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (EDV, Rated “C”). And you’re doing it right into the teeth of...
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Mike Larson On
March 9, 202009:40 AM Eastern
I warned you on Friday that the chance of a market crash was “rising quickly, and at the highest in more than a decade.” Now, it’s here.
SO FAR, the carnage is worst in the crude oil market. Oil...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
March 6, 202012:17 PM Eastern
I live pretty close to Orlando. It’s very easy to hop on the Florida Turnpike, drive two hours and enjoy a day at Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando with the kids.
But with these wild market...
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Mike Larson On
March 6, 202010:00 AM Eastern
Up until this point, I have focused on helping you preserve and grow your wealth with a very defensive strategy. It has included recommending you …
Dramatically cut down on stocks with...
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Mike Larson On
March 4, 202003:40 PM Eastern
One of the biggest issues with the coronavirus outbreak and its effects on the market is that, unlike past crises, this one started as a medical issue rather than a financial one.
I’m going to...