I am extending our hold period for Despegar two more months from July 26 to September 26. 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
If you have participated in all of our closed options trades in 2018 at our entry and exit prices, you would have a net gain of 38%. Read More
We have five open put positions that expire at today's market close. Read More
I understand why Xerox is not a popular stock these days. The company is for sale, and until it negotiates more favorable terms with Fuji or finds a new buyer then investors would rather pursue riches in more exciting tech names. But therein lays the opportunity to write a great… Read More
Don't blindly accept the common notion that most options expire worthless as justification for not trading them. You could be leaving money on the table. Read More
Here's an investment method that generates annualized cash flow more than six times what you can get from the U.S. Treasury. Read More
The time to rebalance your retirement account is when a major shift looms on the horizon, as one does now. Read More
The market is repeating the same mistake that it made with Best Buy, Target, and other retailers that have consistently delivered strong quarterly results after proving their naysayers wrong. Read More
Pretium traded below our recently revised stop price of $8.75 this morning, so we are closing out this position for a 25% gain. Read More
Rising inflation, combined with a global debt bomb of $247 trillion, could blow up in Wall Street's face. Here's how to protect your portfolio. Read More