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
It’s been a solid year for stocks, as I’m sure you’ve heard. Now, I’m closely watching how equities perform at this “moment of truth.” They’ve spent spending 18 long months in purgatory ......
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It’s ‘Put up or shut up’ time for markets. Stocks are trying to break out to the upside. But economic growth is weakening — and both gold and bond prices are surging, too. So, will the averages...
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I have two teenage daughters, and they really enjoy the soundtrack of the musical “Hamilton.” One song includes lyrics about a “world turned upside down.” It refers to the radical changes everyone...
Cue the spooky music and the Rod Serling narration ... because it’s time for you to join me on a trip into the global bond market “Twilight Zone”! And believe me, this is one journey you can NOT...
Can you believe the year is half over already? It seems like only yesterday investors were panicking about a Christmastime massacre in the markets. Now, it’s all blue skies and good times. The...
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Holy smokes! Have you seen what’s going on in the gold market? The yellow metal couldn’t find a friend for years, languishing in a long sideways trading pattern since 2013. But now it’s shooting...
I love it when a plan comes together for investors like you. And boy has it ever in gold! After languishing for years, gold is now rising from the ashes and screaming higher like a fiery...
Will they or won't they? That's the question everyone on Wall Street is asking this week. Only for the first time in several years, it's in reference to Federal Reserve rate CUTS, rather than...
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Tech stocks are swinging wildly, but “Safe Money” sectors are surging. The reason: Recession risk is rising and asset bubbles are leaking air. Here’s how to profit amid this ongoing volatility … ...
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What’s your best friend as an investor? Data. Impartial, accurate, timely data. It’s not going to paint a rosy picture for you — it’s going to tell you what you need to hear, when you need to hear...
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