Jim Fink

Jim Fink is chief investment strategist for Options for Income, Velocity Trader, and Jim Fink's Inner Circle. He has traded options for more than 30 years and generated personal profits of more than $5 million. Jim also serves as an investment analyst at Investing Daily’s flagship investing publication, Personal Finance.

Hopelessly overeducated, Jim holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University, a master's degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, a law degree from Columbia University, and an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. For good measure, he has been a member of the Illinois and D.C. bars.

Prior to joining Investing Daily, and when not incurring student loans hiding out in academe, Jim practiced telecommunications regulatory law for nine years until he realized that he made more money trading stock options than writing briefs. After attending business school, Jim switched gears to the investment realm full-time, working for a university endowment, a private wealth management firm, an insurance and financial planning company, and as a Senior Analyst for an online investment newsletter service that encourages the wearing of funny hats.

A possible but unlikely descendant of legendary brawler and boatman Mike Fink, Jim defies his heritage, believing that investing success requires patience and analysis, not swashbuckling bravado. Besides his passion for analyzing and writing about stocks, Jim likes to hike in the desert Southwest, vacation in Las Vegas, play tennis, and feed his toddler son Cheerios.

Analyst Articles

In the July issue of Roadrunner Stocks, five new BUY recommendations and five SELL recommendations have been issued. 1. The Value Portfolio is adding video connection technology company Silicon Image (SIMG) and selling military contractor ManTech International (MANT).2. The Momentum Portfolio is adding:Energy pipeline MLP… Read More

The stock market appears to be in the throes of a correction and small-cap stocks are not proving immune, but continued low interest rates and strengthening economic growth should limit the damage. New performance benchmarks for the two Roadrunner portfolios (Value and Momentum) promise more accurate performance evaluations. Read More

Small-cap stocks are once again leading the market higher thanks to a string of economic reports signaling stronger economic growth ahead. In addition, Roadrunner Stocks has introduce a list of five "Best Buys" for each of the Value and Momentum portfolios. If you can't buy the entire portfolios, these ten stocks should be the ones you buy first. Read More

Valuing Stocks Using a Snapshot Multiple Requires Earnings Predictability

Companies with predictable earnings have historically outperformed because investors value stability and are willing to pay for it. Fortunately, predictable companies are also easier to value accurately using snapshot earnings multiples, but it only works if one spends the time analyzing the income statement and isolating core earnings from reported earnings. Ignoring the anchoring bias of current market prices is the key to value-investing success. Read More