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

Looks like we should have called this month’s edition of STI “the automobile issue” as both Leo Boeckl’s In Focus article, which discusses how Apple appears to be following in Ford Motor Company’s footsteps from the prior long technological wave, and Rob’s Sector Spotlight article, which highlights a company on… Read More

Looks like we should have called this month’s edition of STI “the automobile issue” as both Leo Boeckl’s In Focus article, which discusses how Apple appears to be following in Ford Motor Company’s footsteps from the prior long technological wave, and Rob’s Sector Spotlight article, which highlights a company on… Read More

As was widely rumored last May when Apple announced its 7 for 1 stock split, the company will be joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average next week by replacing AT&T in the vaunted stock market index. However, Apple joins fellow telecomm giant Verizon in the DJIA, retaining the tech sector’s… Read More

As was widely rumored last May when Apple announced its 7 for 1 stock split, the company will be joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average next week by replacing AT&T in the vaunted stock market index. However, Apple joins fellow telecomm giant Verizon in the DJIA, retaining the tech sector’s… Read More

A little before 1 p.m. EST on Monday the Nasdaq Composite rose above the 5,000 level for the first time in fifteen years, signifying the tech sector’s complete recovery from the so-called “dot.bomb” collapse that sent the index reeling below 1,200 less than three years after reaching its all-time high in… Read More

A little before 1 p.m. EST on Monday the Nasdaq Composite rose above the 5,000 level for the first time in fifteen years, signifying the tech sector’s complete recovery from the so-called “dot.bomb” collapse that sent the index reeling below 1,200 less than three years after reaching its all-time high in… Read More