Brian Sozzi

Brian Sozzi

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Brian Sozzi is an independent research analyst and chief business development officer for Nothing But Gold Productions. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing online financial content for an institutional and retail investor base, as well as corporate partners, in addition to co-authoring with former CNBC/CNN anchor Nicole Lapin the first book in the series titled "Decoding the Wall Street Journal."Expand

Sozzi was previously a senior equity research analyst specializing in the apparel and hard goods sectors of the retail industry for Wall Street Strategies, where he managed a client book that included leading financial institutions. He also contributed to his firm's twice-daily stock market commentary and trading services, and monthly newsletter.

Sozzi became recognized by StarMine as a top-ranked equity research analyst for stocks under coverage in such categories as "EPS Estimate Accuracy" and "Industry Excess Return." Sozzi was then awarded the 2011 FT | StarMine Analyst Award for "No. 3 Earnings Estimator in the Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods Industry."

Routinely sought after as a trusted point of reference for opinions and insight on the global economy and retail sector stock evaluation, Sozzi is a frequent on-air guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and PBS, and is cited regularly by online/print publications that include Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch, Reuters, The Associated Press, Barron's, Financial Times and Kiplinger's. He graduated summa cum laude from Dowling College.Collapse

The Day Ahead: Earnings Overload

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 25, 2013 | 8:15 AM EDT

The predominant clues from numbers and earnings calls support the bearish view I hold on the market.

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 25, 2013 | 7:19 AM EDT
By now you should have an entire page of companies stating that Europe fell off a ledge towards the end of the first quarter. No list, get to it......

The Day Ahead: Resist the Urge to Dial Up Apple

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 24, 2013 | 8:00 AM EDT

You're probably itching to call a bottom in this stock, but this is not the time.

Mental Battle on Apple

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 23, 2013 | 5:19 PM EDT
Allure of a borrowed money stock plan (where is the tax holiday Prez?) signaling a possible bottom in the stock versus a business that continues to...

The Day Ahead: Emotionally Connecting to Earnings

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 23, 2013 | 8:18 AM EDT

Here are some ways I am relating to companies this season.

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 22, 2013 | 8:18 AM EDT
If Caterpillar's dealer inventory comments are a guide, we could be looking at a spring/summer of negative China macro surprises. Didn't like this...

The Day Ahead: The Disasters Are Coming

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 22, 2013 | 8:00 AM EDT

This earnings season will have its share of nasty surprises, regardless of what the perma-bulls say.

Where did the rest of $CAT earnings go?

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 22, 2013 | 7:42 AM EDT
Rogoff spreadsheet error? For that matter, $CAT has no more top-end EPS guidance for the full year! These numbers are so abnormal from so many...

The Day Ahead: Zoom! Ka-Pow!

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 19, 2013 | 8:00 AM EDT

Market's taking it right on the chin.

The Day Ahead: Invest Like the Mighty Seagull

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Brian Sozzi

 | Apr 18, 2013 | 8:30 AM EDT

The market is a living, breathing organism that must be closely tracked -- else it will destroy your portfolio.

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