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

A lot of games being played in the stock market right now. While some companies are engaging in a high stakes version of "follow the leader", we think a more apt analogy is "musical chairs" and investors can profit from it if they know which companies are closest to the seats now that the sweet music of Quantitative Easing has stopped playing. Read More

A lot of games being played in the stock market right now. While some companies are engaging in a high stakes version of "follow the leader", we think a more apt analogy is "musical chairs" and investors can profit from it if they know which companies are closest to the seats now that the sweet music of Quantitative Easing has stopped playing. Read More

Looks like the first quarter of 2014 is going to end right about where it started for the market as a whole, but if you look beneath the surface there are bargains - and booby traps - to be had. Read More

Looks like the first quarter of 2014 is going to end right about where it started for the market as a whole, but if you look beneath the surface there are bargains - and booby traps - to be had. Read More

For reasons enumerated in today’s issue of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, today we are closing out our short sell recommendation in 3D Systems (NSDQ: DDD). Back in January we featured it as our best short sale idea when it rose above $90, and now that it is… Read More

For reasons enumerated in today’s issue of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, today we are closing out our short sell recommendation in 3D Systems (NSDQ: DDD). Back in January we featured it as our best short sale idea when it rose above $90, and now that it is… Read More

This time of the year is known for gusty winds signaling the arrival of spring, and right on cue the tech sector gets battered by a couple of late March zephyrs last week blowing out of the west – from Silicon Valley, to be precise. Read More

This time of the year is known for gusty winds signaling the arrival of spring, and right on cue the tech sector gets battered by a couple of late March zephyrs last week blowing out of the west – from Silicon Valley, to be precise. Read More

It’s been three months since we first published our recommended portfolios in the inaugural issue of Smart Tech Investor, dated December 16, 2013. Below is a summary of those initial recommendations including our original advice and the difference in price between then and now: Investments Portfolio                  … Read More

It’s been three months since we first published our recommended portfolios in the inaugural issue of Smart Tech Investor, dated December 16, 2013. Below is a summary of those initial recommendations including our original advice and the difference in price between then and now: Investments Portfolio                  … Read More