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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
Consumer stocks are among the most expensive, and cheapest, stocks in the market today thanks to the outsized impact of the "Amazon Effect." Read More
You don’t need to shoulder a lot of risk to score big in the stock market. You can rack up huge wins on supposedly "boring" companies. Read More
For retirees living on a fixed income, this type of diversified ETF offers the optimal trade-off between high income and risk management. Read More
There's an easier way to earn 10% profits in the stock market that relies very little on growth and instead focuses on income. Read More
Since bottoming out below $3,400 two months ago, the price of Bitcoin has surged more than 50% to $5,300 last week. Who's buying Bitcoin and why? Read More
Here's how you can make money from increasing M&A activity in the commodities sector. With these stocks, you can turn industry consolidation to your profitable advantage. Read More
Warren Buffett, the paragon of value investing, has sold billions of dollars of put options to generate income for his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. Here's how it's done. Read More
You can still reap profits from a stock that drops after you buy it, even if it never gets back to your original purchase price. Read More
Mid-cap stocks are poised to outperform in 2019 because they are cheaper than large-cap stocks and less susceptible to trade war collateral damage. Read More