About Steven Adams
After earning a law degree cum laude with a focus on securities law, Steven worked as a Nasdaq market maker for a large broker dealer, and then as a trader for an arbitrage focused proprietary hedge fund.
He subsequently worked as a consultant for a Fortune 500 consulting firm serving both government and commercial clients, including the NYSE, Prudential, FDIC, and NASA.
Steven has founded a convertible arbitrage hedge fund, a strategic consulting firm, and now makes his home at StockWarrantsHQ.com. He is a regular contributor with Investors Alley.
Recent Articles By Steven Adams
Wringing Profits from Reporting Burdens
Regulatory reporting very rarely goes in reverse, and new EU rules around ESG reporting are on pace to go into effect in January 2024. While extra reporting is a burden for most companies, it is part of the value offering from Blackbaud (BLKB), which offers robust reporting software in addition to its diverse offerings for charitable giving and payment processing.
20 Years of Pumpkin Spice, is it Just the Beginning?
Starbucks (SBUX) is an iconic global brand, and as fall and pumpkin season sets in it's a perfect time to take a look at the company that started it all from a pumpkin spice perspective. The company put a revitalization plan in place last year, and at one year old, that plan is paying significant benefits for Starbucks globally. You may find this familiar name is performing some new tricks you may have missed.
These 2 Stocks are Both Clean and Green
Recession is imminent, no recession on the horizon, a soft landing…or small recession…has been the constant and contradictory litany flowing from Wall Street the past year. The combination of interest rates and oil both spiking recently certainly lends credence to some form of recession in 2024. Stocks that have some recession proofing built in, like Clean Harbors (CLH) and Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) definitely deserve a look at this point.
3 Stocks Bringing AI to the Masses
Like it or not, large companies with a combination of cash and massive databases do have an advantage in the new AI world. These three companies are wielding that advantage to get a leg up in the rapidly changing AI landscape. Keep a close eye on how these companies, Meta (META), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Yelp (YELP) continue to take advantage of their respective incumbencies to shape the consumer’s interaction with AI.
3 Education Stocks to Buy for an AI World
AI is supposed to remake many areas of the economy, acting as a disruptor of current business operations. It’s becoming clear that one area quickly proclaimed a victim of AI, may actually be a huge beneficiary of the new technology. These three education and training stocks, Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), Perdoceo (PRDO) and Stride (LRN), are humming along in a ChatGPT world.
3 AI Stocks to Buy Now
AI regulation is a foregone conclusion, it's just left to be determined who in government will formulate the rules and enforce them. Elon Musk thinks a whole new agency will be needed to enforce the massive amount of regulation coming down the road. These three companies, Red Violet (RDVT), Akamai (AKAM) and Cisco (CSCO), are at the forefront of companies implementing those regulations, and should see a pretty penny in profits for their work.
3 Biotechs with Massive Growth Potential
These three biotech stocks have massive growth opportunities on the horizon, and could add a huge boost to any portfolio. They play in some of the most in demand markets on the planet, and have track records of finding ways to introduce products into those markets to capture big profits. Novo Nordisk (NVO), Regeneron (REGN) and Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) are deserving of a very close look right now.
Top 3 Stocks for the Value Conscious Consumer
Any way you slice it, higher gas prices, higher credit card interest rates, higher mortgage rates…economic times are getting a little tougher. These value oriented grocers are here to help out the little guy who may be struggling, and their stock prices reflect their winning ways in tough times. Next time you’re in the grocery store, remember whatever you’re buying may be cheaper at Pricesmart (PSMT), Walmart (WMT) or Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC).
Top 3 Stocks “Right at Home” in Building Boom
On Wall Street a market that is hitting on all cylinders, with no storm clouds on the horizon, is known as a Goldilocks market. Both the home and infrastructure building markets, due to a perfect storm of short supply on the one hand and government spending on the other, have been in the Goldilocks zone this year. With nothing of note to upset the equation in site, these three buy rated stocks should be just right for the foreseeable future: IES Holdings (IESC), Itron (ITRI) and Jacobs Engineering (J).