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

Last Friday’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of stock in Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) took the market by storm, jumping more than a third in value from its offering price of $68 a share when it finally started trading. This transaction raised almost $22 billion for the consortium of… Read More

Last Friday’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of stock in Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) took the market by storm, jumping more than a third in value from its offering price of $68 a share when it finally started trading. This transaction raised almost $22 billion for the consortium of… Read More

Last week Apple shook up the market by announcing several new product introductions, including its long awaited entry into the wearable tech market – the Apple Watch. While it remains to be seen if the watch – or any other form of wearable tech – really catches on there are… Read More

Last week Apple shook up the market by announcing several new product introductions, including its long awaited entry into the wearable tech market – the Apple Watch. While it remains to be seen if the watch – or any other form of wearable tech – really catches on there are… Read More

As Apple goes so goes the S&P500 Index and everything else that is based upon its value – which is probably a lot more than most people realize. Read More

As Apple goes so goes the S&P500 Index and everything else that is based upon its value – which is probably a lot more than most people realize. Read More