24/7 Wall St.
AJ Tiarsmith.
AJ spent 10 years writing about financial markets at The Motley Fool. His coverage centers on technology stocks and the broader macroeconomic trends, from interest rates to geopolitics, that shape where markets are headed next. AJ is drawn to the stories where big-picture economics and individual companies collide.
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10 Years
Investment Writer
6 Years
Logic and Philosophy Instructor
Coverage
A.J. covers macroeconomic trends and the strategic moves of the market's biggest institutional players, from central bank policy shifts to the trading decisions of hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, and Wall Street's largest asset managers. He specializes in translating complex market dynamics into clear, actionable insight, with a focus on how top-tier investors position themselves ahead of major economic inflection points.
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Macro & The Fed
- Fed policy decisions and what they signal for rate-sensitive sectors
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Markets & Structure
- How market microstructure and trading mechanics shape price discovery, and what shifts in market plumbing reveal about systemic risk and volatility
- What institutional market moves mean for everyday 401(k) and retirement portfolios
Background
| PhD, Philosophy (Ethics And Technology) University of Georgia | 2013 |
| The Motley Fool · Investment Writer | 2015-2026 |
| University of Georgia · Philosophy, Logic, And Ethics Instructor | 2006-2013 |
Essential Reading
How I Think About Money
- 01 I believe almost anyone can secure their financial future through investing.
Recommended Resources
Desks
Coverage Desks
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Market Pulse
Markets don't wait for a weekly wrap-up. 24/7 Wall St's Market Pulse desk tracks breaking news, trending stories, and the fastest-moving developments across markets in real time, separating…
Recent Work
427 articles1:43pm ET
Investing
Michael Saylor Keeps Buying Bitcoin While ETF Investors Sell. Strategy Added 811 Coins While BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Saw $405.3 Million Pulled Out In A Single Day
Michael Saylor keeps stacking bitcoin even as ETF investors flee in one of the biggest single-day outflows of the year, but the numbers reveal something unexpected about where Strategy Inc. is actually…
1:19pm ET
Investing
Nvidia And Tesla Left Behind, As Rest Of Mag7 Rally On Dem’s Big Night
Democrats flipped Congress and the Magnificent Seven fractured, with five megacaps surging while two of the group's biggest names moved in the opposite direction. The split points to a rotation that could…
11:11am ET
Investing
“Blue Trade” Sends First Solar And Sunrun Soaring While Data Center Stocks Slump As Investors Weigh Democrats’ Big Night
Democrats flipped Congress overnight and investors wasted no time picking winners and losers, sending solar stocks surging while AI data center names cratered. The real question is whether this rotation survives contact…