It should come as no surprise that one of our longest-tenured holdings, Paycom Software (PAYC), has accumulated the biggest gain of our Special Situations portfolio stocks. Since we first recommended it in August of 2014 it has racked up a total return of 166%, or about 15 times greater than… 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.
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Donald Trump’s unexpected victory ignited an equally unexpected surge in the stock market. Since the date of the election, the S&P 500 Index rose nearly 2% over the next six trading days. That put it back to where it was in early September when most political pollsters thought Hillary Clinton… Read More
We are closing out our position in Valero Energy since it traded below my stop loss price at the opening this morning. Depending on your entry price, the annualized return on this trade should be in the 100 – 150% range if you bought the stock, and much more than that if you purchased call options. Not bad! Read More
- November 17, 2016
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of firearms through independent wholesale distributors to the commercial sporting market. Our Rapids Profits Matrix triggered this buy alert when RGR’s share price plummeted last week after Donald Trump’s surprising victory... Read More
Our primary play in the cancer immunotherapy field, Argos Therapeutics (ARGS), issued its third quarter results this morning that were in line with expectations. Shares of ARGS were down slightly in early trading this morning. The company reported a net loss of $0.32 per share compared a loss of $0.97… Read More
The first time I voted in a U.S. presidential election was 1980, as a 21-year-old college senior. The choice then, as now, was between a conservative who earned his fame in the entertainment industry versus a dyed-in-the-wool liberal that previously occupied a governor’s mansion in the South. As we all know,… Read More
The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. Our Rapids Profits Matrix triggered this buy alert based on BKE’s low debt, high long term growth rate in EPS and... Read More
Sell BMA, and roll that money into our new buy alert also being issued today. Read More
Last Monday I recommended purchasing the November $25 put option on Symantec Corp. (SYMC) as a speculation on the market’s reaction to its quarterly earnings report due to be released later in the week. At that time SYMC was trading slightly above $25 with a mildy positive trend. Read More