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

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

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

Micron (NSDQ: MU) has quietly snuck up our STR rating table, now sporting the fourth highest score of the fifty companies we rate. For that reason we are now adding it to the Investments Portfolio with a buy limit of $38, and a stop loss price of $28. We’ll talk… Read More

Micron (NSDQ: MU) has quietly snuck up our STR rating table, now sporting the fourth highest score of the fifty companies we rate. For that reason we are now adding it to the Investments Portfolio with a buy limit of $38, and a stop loss price of $28. We’ll talk… Read More

A lot of good news for the overall stock market last week, resulting in an explosive move to the upside for all of the major indexes after Fed Chairperson Janet Yellen’s remarks on Wednesday.  After getting off to a rough start on Monday, the net result for the week was… Read More

A lot of good news for the overall stock market last week, resulting in an explosive move to the upside for all of the major indexes after Fed Chairperson Janet Yellen’s remarks on Wednesday.  After getting off to a rough start on Monday, the net result for the week was… Read More