Jim Fink is chief investment strategist for Options for Income, Velocity Trader, and Jim Fink's Inner Circle. He has traded options for more than 30 years and generated personal profits of more than $5 million. Jim also serves as an investment analyst at Investing Daily’s flagship investing publication, Personal Finance.
Hopelessly overeducated, Jim holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University, a master's degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, a law degree from Columbia University, and an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. For good measure, he has been a member of the Illinois and D.C. bars.
Prior to joining Investing Daily, and when not incurring student loans hiding out in academe, Jim practiced telecommunications regulatory law for nine years until he realized that he made more money trading stock options than writing briefs. After attending business school, Jim switched gears to the investment realm full-time, working for a university endowment, a private wealth management firm, an insurance and financial planning company, and as a Senior Analyst for an online investment newsletter service that encourages the wearing of funny hats.
A possible but unlikely descendant of legendary brawler and boatman Mike Fink, Jim defies his heritage, believing that investing success requires patience and analysis, not swashbuckling bravado. Besides his passion for analyzing and writing about stocks, Jim likes to hike in the desert Southwest, vacation in Las Vegas, play tennis, and feed his toddler son Cheerios.
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Evidence that U.S. economic growth will accelerate in future quarters suggests that the long dark winter of discontent for cyclical stocks is coming to an end and bargain purchases of cyclicals should occur now before these stocks rebound strongly alongside a stronger economy. Read More
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Roadrunner "best-buy" Stepan Co. finally vindicates value investors with a one-day 13% stock surge. GIII Apparel and Sanderson Farms are perfect examples of strong momentum and deep value, respectively. GIII is a strong hold and Sanderson is a strong buy. Read More
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For the first time in a year (since March 2014), small-cap stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 in a majority (64%) of Roadrunner time periods! The outperformance is just beginning, so the time is now for small caps. Read More
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