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

The first week of October witnessed a strong rally in the stock market, offsetting some of the damage done by August’s sudden correction. Of course, the overall market is still more than 7% below where it was two months ago, but it appears to have found a bottom and may be… Read More

The first week of October witnessed a strong rally in the stock market, offsetting some of the damage done by August’s sudden correction. Of course, the overall market is still more than 7% below where it was two months ago, but it appears to have found a bottom and may be… Read More

Last Thursday’s visit by the Pope to the home of Wall Street was not enough to keep the stock market out of negative territory, though he can hardly be blamed for the multitude of sins afflicting the global financial market. As if Europe’s faltering economy wasn’t already fragile enough, news that German… Read More

Last Thursday’s visit by the Pope to the home of Wall Street was not enough to keep the stock market out of negative territory, though he can hardly be blamed for the multitude of sins afflicting the global financial market. As if Europe’s faltering economy wasn’t already fragile enough, news that German… Read More