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
Some investors like to fly close to the sun, loading up on red-hot “FAANG” stocks and riding them until they implode. Others like to dig around in the deepest, darkest market sludge, buying...
As you read this, I’m in New York City. My brother and I are showing our families around the Big Apple, taking in museums, restaurants, a Broadway show, and more as part of a summer vacation. ...
Fun fact about South Florida: The 1960 movie “Where the Boys Are” put Fort Lauderdale on the map as a Spring Break mecca. Legions of real-life college students followed the movie’s fictional main...
Nobody saw THAT coming! Amazon.com (AMZN, Rated “C”) shocked the entire grocery industry on Friday when it announced plans to buy the higher-end chain Whole Foods (WFM, Rated “C”) for $13.7...
Things can change fast in the stock market, and nothing makes that clearer than the action over the past week. Leaders are starting to lag, while laggards are starting to lead. And if I’m right,...
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Greetings! I have just posted your latest monthly issue of High Yield Investing. It’s available online here. I encourage you to read it from beginning to end, and take action on the guidance and...
Over the last 10 years, global central banks have waged war on your income portfolio. They’ve slashed benchmark interest rates more than 667 times, and driven yields even lower with more than $12...
Okay, true confession time: I watch the bond market like a hawk. Nothing fascinates me more than interest rates. That may not make me the most exciting cocktail party guest. But it has helped me...
We’re almost halfway through the year, and as I alluded to on Friday, the performance derby isn’t even close. Just look at this chart showing each of the 11 S&P 500 Index sectors, and how...
What’s one of the biggest market stories so far this year? Tech stocks are flying, while energy stocks are dying! Take a look at this ratio chart. It shows the spread, or difference, in...
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