Jim critiques James Montier's list of investment principles. For the most part, they're right on the money. Read More
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
Finding winning stocks that beat the market isn't easy, but academic research points to some stock characteristics that put investment outperformance firmly within your grasp. Read More
- May 22, 2013
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Although the future price direction of this apparel stock and this food stock may appear to diverge based on whether the economy strengthens or weakens, the truth is that both can prosper in any economic environment. Read More
- May 22, 2013
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On average, companies in the Roadrunner Value Portfolio continue to deliver better news to investors than companies in the Roadrunner Momentum Portfolio, but one momentum stock roars ahead on a respected investor's very bullish endorsement. Two Roadrunner companies have their "buy-below" prices changed -- one up and one down. Read More
- May 22, 2013
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Quantitative easing (QE) has lowered interest rates and boosted the valuations of large-cap dividend stocks bid up by yield-hungry investors. But with talk of QE tapering off and a strengthening economy, the time is ripe for small-cap growth stocks to play catch-up. Read More
The stock market continues to rise as the real economy remains stuck in neutral thanks to monetary stimulus. When the monetary music stops, large caps will drop based on "risk-off" macro beta but small caps will perform based on fundamentals. Read More
The stock market continues to rise as the real economy remains stuck in neutral thanks to monetary stimulus. When the monetary music stops, large caps will drop based on "risk-off" macro beta but small caps will perform based on fundamentals. Read More
- April 25, 2013
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April has brought a mixed bag of news for Roadrunner stocks, with fears of an economic slowdown hurting share prices in the energy and technology sectors. Read More
- April 25, 2013
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Fears of slowing economic growth have disproportionately hurt some small-cap stocks. It is now a market of stocks and not a uniform stock market. Careful stock and industry-sector selection will be the key to outperformance in the months ahead. Read More
- April 25, 2013
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This month's selections feature a very cheap steel stock with both high-tech appeal and insider buying, as well as a reasonably-priced medical stock in a strong growth phase that is benefiting from long-term demographic tailwinds. Read More