Lee Jackson

Lee Jackson has covered Wall Street analysts equity and debt research in addition to equity strategy daily for 24/7 Wall St. since 2012. His broad and diverse career, which included a stint as the creative services director at the NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas, gives him a unique insight into the financial industry and world.

With 30 years of financial industry experience, which included almost 20 years as an institutional equity salesperson at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley, Lee was on the sell side during some of the biggest Wall Street events, including the dot.com rise, bubble and explosion in the 1990’s and 2000, the Long Term Capital Management debacle, 9/11, the Great Recession of 2008 and much more. In addition, he was the head of trading at one of Houston's largest family offices for three years.

Lee’s practical financial industry experience from a career spent at some of the biggest and best banks and brokerage firms, combined with a lifetime spent writing on many different platforms, helps him to shine a light for readers on the nuances and ways of Wall Street that only somebody with deep insider experience and knowledge can provide. Plus his countless contacts and relationships across Wall Street still provide continued direct access for him and for 24/7 Wall St. that few firms enjoy. Since 2012 Jackson’s work for 24/7 Wall St. has been featured in Barron’s, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Business Insider, TradingView, Real Money, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Benzinga and other media outlets. He attended the prestigious Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has a degree in broadcasting from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts.

Lastest Stories by Lee Jackson

The artificial intelligence rally over the last year and a half, led by the so-called Magnificent 7, has been remarkable if you owned those stocks. However, most of the S&P 500 is treading water...
Much has been written and discussed about the incredible success and then failure of Cathie Woods’s phenomenal ARK Innovation fund (NYSE: ARKK), which exploded in 2020 only to implode in the...
Last fall, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) made a monumental move, announcing its acquisition of oil shale titan Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) for a staggering $59.5 billion in an...
Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%. Therefore, sustainable dividend income and capital...
While Most of Wall Street focuses on large and mega-cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of shares they can buy. Many of the most...
Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%. Therefore, sustainable dividend income and capital...
Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and give investors a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and...
Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions...
Since topping out at $120 in the summer of 2022, the major oil benchmarks had traded down every month until bottoming at the beginning of December that year. The decline from the top in June of 2022...
Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions...
After years of a low-interest rate environment, which has reversed significantly over the last two years, many investors continue to turn to equities for growth potential and solid and dependable...
There has always been a degree of scorn from Wall Street and “so-called” investment professionals for those who invested in Gold. Laughed at as “Gold Bugs,” the argument against the precious...
Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%. Therefore, sustainable dividend income and capital...
The Dogs of the Dow is a well-known strategy first published in 1991 by Michael Higgins. The plan seeks to maximize the yield of investments by buying the ten highest-paying dividend stocks...
Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions...