Reading Wall Street research like a pro with Steven Cress

Steven Cress, head of Quantitative Strategy at Seeking Alpha, weighs in with 30 years of Wall Street experience on calls from analysts and strategists. He talks about how research is there to drive trading and investment banking business (1:20), why the goalposts keep moving (13:30) and how Seeking Alpha's Quant Ratings can validate those stocks picks. (15:50)Show NotesTop Defensive Stocks For Turbulent TimesThe New Flight To Safety Trade: Gold, Oil, And Defensive StocksEpisode transcriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores as well as dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions