Learning the components of a good short-term trading system can lead to huge and consistent profits. 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
Pinpointing stocks that have recently raised their dividend is a good way to find sustainable dividend payouts. They tend to outperform the market too. Read More
If you don't know what to do with a dead-money stock that isn't likely to move much in the future, consider this option strategy which loves stagnation and can pay off big anyway. Read More
Understanding a company's balance sheet provides an investor with two valuable pieces of information: (1) stock valuation; and (2) risk of bankruptcy. Read More
High dividend yields are nice, but make sure they're sustainable. Always invest in stocks based on strong business fundamentals first and high yield only second. Here's a guide. Read More
Think dividends are boring? Think again. Read More
Jim Fink critiques James Montier's list of investment principles. For the most part, they're right on the money. Read More
Short sellers on average are some of the smartest investors, so investors that buy heavily-shorted stocks are assuming additional risk. After thoroughly analyzing the stock's business prospects, traders can buy puts if they agree with the short sellers' pessimism and buy calls if they disagree. Read More
Successful investing requires both a bottom-up and top-down approach. Identifying different stages of the economic cycle is not easy and a calendar-based seasonality approach is more precise and effective. Read More
To generate big returns, go small. The best performing stocks typically start out as small-capitalization stocks. Small-cap stocks in general have outperformed the market over time. Read More