Jim Pearce

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

Buy Alert: GNC Holdings (GNC)

GNC Holdings, Inc. is a specialty retailer of health, wellness and performance products, including vitamins, minerals and herbal supplement products (VMHS), sports nutrition products and diet products. GNC’s interim CEO announced he will be taking aggressive action to get the company heading back in the right direction, so we... Read More

Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to eat steak anymore, along comes Ruth’s Hospitality Group (RUTH) with a strong quarterly earnings report last week to swat away worries over America’s self-professed, but perhaps half-hearted, aversion to the red meat. The company reported adjusted earnings of $0.10 per share, which… Read More

Just as we expected, shares of LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT) jumped last week after the company released a very strong quarterly earnings report. Earnings per share came in more than 10% above the analysts’ average estimate ($0.17 vs $0.15), and revenue exceeded expectations by one million dollars ($23.2 million vs… Read More

It didn’t take long for auto parts manufacturer DLPH to start heading in the right direction for us. On the morning we issued this alert – October 26th – DLPH opened at $63.07, but quickly zoomed above $65 before closing the day out at $64.27. The only relevant news that… Read More

As a general rule I’m not a big fan of buying banks in South America, but in the case of Banco Macro I’m willing to make an exception since our Rapid Profits Matrix likes it so much. Also, I am a big fan of Mauricio Macri, the current President of… Read More

A lot of money has been lost speculating on a turnaround in energy stocks during the past year. Trying to guess when the price of oil would finally bottom out, and how far it would rebound before leveling off, at times felt like a fool’s errand for industry analysts.  But… Read More

I’ll admit right off the bat that I don’t know much about fashion, especially when it comes to the type of women’s apparel and accessories sold by Michael Kors (KORS). But I do know an attractively priced stock when I see one, and apparently so do a lot of other… Read More