Oil prices have nearly doubled over the past four months, so it's time to book a 300% gain on an options trade we recommended in August. Read More
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 problem isn't that these companies have underperformed. The real problem is, the excessive valuations assigned to them during the peak of the pandemic. Read More
The tide is turning in favor of dividend stocks, including this real estate investment trust that has beaten the S&P 500 Index over the past six months. Read More
Now that Bitcoin is surging in value, more companies are turning to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as an alternative to fiat currencies. Read More
Not only is this miner a direct play on the growth of China’s economy, but it also produces three of the commodities mostly highly correlated to inflation. Read More
The problem isn’t that fast food restaurants are performing poorly. It’s that they should be performing better than they are. Read More
When viewed through the prism of monetary policy, the recent behavior of Bitcoin makes perfect sense. Read More
Rising commodity prices should translate into higher inflation but thus far the stock market is not recognizing that mathematical inevitability. Read More
These five companies are in precarious financial shape, which is why they all recently surged in value. Read More
Carnival's latest gambit to recoup losses may not work, but it could attract the attention of investors looking for the next short squeeze opportunity. Read More