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

As described in this week’s edition of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, we are initiating a position in small-cap company Silicon Image, Inc. (NSDQ: SIMG) due to its favorable position in the “Internet of Things” and recent minority ownership stake from STI Investments Portfolio… Read More

As described in this week’s edition of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, we are initiating a position in small-cap company Silicon Image, Inc. (NSDQ: SIMG) due to its favorable position in the “Internet of Things” and recent minority ownership stake from STI Investments Portfolio… Read More

Although it’s been more than forty years since Watergate informant “Deep Throat” advised Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein to “follow the money”, that advice is just as valuable now as it was then – especially when it comes to tech stocks. Read More

Although it’s been more than forty years since Watergate informant “Deep Throat” advised Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein to “follow the money”, that advice is just as valuable now as it was then – especially when it comes to tech stocks. Read More

From the looks of today’s stock market action, I’d guess that a lot of traders are still working off that New Year’s Eve hangover from last week. Yes, I was expecting a sell-off in January (six weeks ago I said as much in this column: “Black Friday in Reverse”)… Read More

From the looks of today’s stock market action, I’d guess that a lot of traders are still working off that New Year’s Eve hangover from last week. Yes, I was expecting a sell-off in January (six weeks ago I said as much in this column: “Black Friday in Reverse”)… Read More

With only two trading days left in 2014, it appears the U.S. stock market will post double-digit gains for a third consecutive year. This feat is particularly impressive considering we were at a net loss for the year as recently as April, and at only a 2% gain during the… Read More