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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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
February 7, 202010:55 AM Eastern
For answers to your most pressing questions, please be sure to view the video (or read the transcript) of our Masterclass Part 1. And for a demo of how to sell put options online, stand by for our...
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Mike Larson On
February 5, 202003:53 PM Eastern
As I sat down to write this piece yesterday, shares of red-hot, battery-powered car-maker Tesla (TSLA, Rated “D+”) were soaring more than $100 from their previous closing price. That was good for...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
January 31, 202002:55 PM Eastern
I have a quick update for you on your order from earlier today to Sell to open 1 March 20, 2020 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) put option with a strike price of $139...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
January 31, 202011:29 AM Eastern
It’s Friday again, and you know what that means: It’s time for another weekend windfall! But before I get to that, there are a few important things for me to cover.
First, if you haven’t had a...
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Mike Larson On
January 30, 202012:30 PM Eastern
The markets are getting increasingly volatile here, buffeted by headlines about the spreading Coronavirus and concerns about the economy. But your model portfolio is sitting pretty … because it’s...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
January 29, 202003:45 PM Eastern
If you missed the first video in our 3-part Masterclass series, or you wish to view it again, click here.
And for the transcript go to this page.
Here are the pressing subscriber questions we...
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Mike Larson On
January 29, 202001:44 PM Eastern
The markets panicked on Monday.
News of hundreds of new Coronavirus infections in China, along with others elsewhere in Asia, Europe and North America, caused investors to dump stocks of all...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
January 28, 202004:10 PM Eastern
Thank you for your great questions and responses to our new subscriber survey.
Some are urgent; all of them are important.
We’ve recorded the answers in …
Weekend Windfall Masterclass Part...
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Mike Larson On
January 28, 202008:00 AM Eastern
When I last wrote to you two weeks ago, I shared some very simple advice: I still recommend defensive, dividend-focused “safe money” stocks.
This is actually the same thing I’ve been repeating...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
January 27, 202001:35 PM Eastern
If you just joined us in Weekend Windfalls, let me extend another warm welcome.
And let me address one issue that’s in the news right now — a sell-off in the market caused by fears of the...