Now that interest rates are on the rise, I expect to see a wide variety of new debt offerings come to market. I fear that fraudsters will take advantage of the public by offering what seem like good deals, but are really Ponzi schemes. 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
In response to your requests for specific options recommendations, we have added Dr. Stephen Leeb to the Systematic Wealth portfolio management team. Read More
My revised stop price for MCK was hit this morning, so I am closing out this position and booking the nice gain. Read More
The bad news is there probably isn’t as much upside potential in U.S. large-cap stocks in the near term. The good news is there are many other places you can put your money to continue earning outsized returns. Read More
I see no point in leaving open the possibility of losing money in this position if something unexpected occurs. Read More
You don't need to take as much risk as this person did to spend next winter vacationing in the Caribbean and driving a new car, but you may need to change what you're doing. Read More
Now that MCK is above our original target price of $169, I’m raising the stop price to that level to lock in our target profit in this position. Read More
At this point I see more downside risk than upside potential in the stock so I’m closing out this position while I have a “bird in the hand” for a nifty 60%+ annualized gain. Read More
With only one week remaining in our extended holding period, I’m going to declare this match a draw and take my 40% annualized gain. Read More
Yesterday, I promised that I would show you three examples of triple-digit annualized gains that we gave you for free last year. Here they are, along with one that could do the same this year. Read More