Jim Pearce

Jim Pearce is the Chief Investment Strategist of Personal Finance, our flagship publication, and manages two trading services, PF Pro and Mayhem Trader. He began his career as a stockbroker in 1983 and over the years has managed client investment portfolios for major banks, brokerage firms, and investment advisors. Jim earned a BA from The College of William & Mary and the CFP designation from the College of Financial Planning.

Analyst Articles

The next round of quarterly earnings reports will start hitting the street next week, and right on cue the heat and humidity spiked up along with the overall stock market. The pressure is on for a lot of tech companies to deliver better than expected news so it will be… Read More

The next round of quarterly earnings reports will start hitting the street next week, and right on cue the heat and humidity spiked up along with the overall stock market. The pressure is on for a lot of tech companies to deliver better than expected news so it will be… Read More

With the S&P500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average both flirting with historically unprecedented “round numbers” (2,000 and 17,000, respectively) the Nasdaq Composite has temporarily moved out of the spotlight as the primary indicator of the stock market’s current love affair with momentum. Read More

With the S&P500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average both flirting with historically unprecedented “round numbers” (2,000 and 17,000, respectively) the Nasdaq Composite has temporarily moved out of the spotlight as the primary indicator of the stock market’s current love affair with momentum. Read More

Today marks the halfway point of the calendar year, and so far it has played out pretty much as we expected. All eyes are on the S&P 500 Index in its bid to cross over the 2,000 level, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index inches its way back toward its… Read More

Today marks the halfway point of the calendar year, and so far it has played out pretty much as we expected. All eyes are on the S&P 500 Index in its bid to cross over the 2,000 level, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index inches its way back toward its… Read More

For reasons explained in today's edition of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, we are initiating a long position in AT&T (NYSE: T) in our Investments Portfolio up to $39. Read More

For reasons explained in today's edition of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, we are initiating a long position in AT&T (NYSE: T) in our Investments Portfolio up to $39. Read More

Looks like AT&T figured out that this town is big enough for the two of us, and is now moving into markets that rival Verizon is not occupying. Read More