"Cheap" and "value" are not the same thing. Finding outperforming stocks is great, but the real key to investment success is avoiding the big losers. Read More
Jim Fink is chief investment strategist for Jim Fink's Options for Income and Velocity Trader. He has traded options for more than 20 years and generated personal profits of more than $5 million. Jim also serves as an investment analyst at Investing Daily’s flagship investing publication, Personal Finance.
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.
Analyst Articles
In our pursuit of investment riches, let's not forget that our goal is happiness. Here are proven ways to achieve that often elusive state of mind. Read More
Sick and tired of the "doom-and-gloomers?" If investors were to implement a simple market-timing system, these Chicken Littles would go out of business in a flash. Read More
If you're looking for stock and options screeners that are available online, you've come to the right place. These tools are perfect for "do-it-yourself" investors. Read More
If you don't have time to perform a discounted cash flow analysis, calculating a stock's PEG ratio may be the next best thing for determining which stock is the best buy. Read More
Don't be dissuaded by recent volatility. If you ever were thinking of investing in the stock market, now is the time to act. Read More
Volatility exchange-traded products, especially XIV and SVXY, were the primary cause of the recent stock-market correction that dropped stocks more than 10%. Read More
A bearish reversal pattern on Tuesday, January 16th for the S&P 500 suggests some downside through the end of January options expiration week, but the bull should soon return. Read More
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have outperformed stocks by a ton, but there are safer ways to invest in the bitcoin craze than in bitcoin itself. Read More
Selling options can be profitable even if you guess wrong on market direction. That definitely beats betting on the roulette wheel in Vegas. Be the house, not the gambler. Read More