Facebook will go public during the first half of this year and its stock will probably skyrocket on its first day. Jim believes it will perform better than most Internet IPOs, but it’s no Google.
Jim Fink
Jim Fink is the senior online editor for Investing Daily and is also chief investment strategist for Jim Fink's Options for Income. He has traded options for more than 20 years and generated personal profits of more than $5 million. When not trading options, he writes the "Stocks to Watch" daily column that provides readers with timely insight into current events and their potential impact on publicly listed companies.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 and is a CFA charterholder. 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. |
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The bankruptcy of electric car battery manufacturer Ener1 is a wake-up call for U.S. energy policy. It’s time to stop subsidizing uneconomic clean energy companies.
Investors are fleeing mutual funds for more personalized financial advice. Jim explains why trust is more important than an advisor’s past track record of investment performance.
When attempting to value banks, different rules apply. Why debt and cash are trickier concepts in the bank context.
A new fourth edition of the investment classic What Works on Wall Street is hot off the presses. Unlike most new editions of books, this one is a big deal.
Google’s fourth-quarter financial report shocked Wall Street by missing analyst estimates for the first time in two years. In the short term, it may be time to “search” for another stock.
Based on history, get ready for a mid-January market decline followed by an end-of-the-month rally.
Jim finds some hidden gems among the downfallen of 2012.
