As Chief Investment Strategist of CFRA, Sam Stovall focuses on market history and valuations, as well as industry momentum strategies. Sam is the author of The Seven Rules of Wall Street, as well as two other investment books, and writes a weekly investment piece on CFRA's MarketScope Advisor ...more

As Chief Investment Strategist of CFRA, Sam Stovall focuses on market history and valuations, as well as industry momentum strategies. Sam is the author of The Seven Rules of Wall Street, as well as two other investment books, and writes a weekly investment piece on CFRA's MarketScope Advisor platform (www.advisor.marketscope.com). His work is also found in CFRA's flagship weekly newsletter The Outlook. CFRA -- an independent equity research firm -- acquired S&P's Equity Research department on October 1, 2016, where Sam worked since April 1989. Prior to S&P, he served as Editor In Chief at Argus Research. Sam received an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University and a B.A. in History/Education from Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pa. He is also a Certified Financial Planner. Sam’s volunteer efforts center on financial literacy. He is a board member of W!SE (Working in Support of Education), an educational not-for-profit that aims to improve the lives of young people through programs that develop financial literacy and readiness for college and careers. He is also a member of Muhlenberg College's board of trustees.less