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

It's not often that we see a market offering so many clear long (buy) and short (sell) opportunites, but right now the tech sector is offering a lot of both for smart investors to profit from in 2014. Read More

The past week has been very good to the tech sector, but beware acting on these extreme price movements.  Our Equity Trades portfolio contains four trendy tech stocks now trading above their short sell limits, but we suggest waiting until January before taking action on those while scooping up a couple of less flashy bargain stocks. Read More

The past week has been very good to the tech sector, but beware acting on these extreme price movements.  Our Equity Trades portfolio contains four trendy tech stocks now trading above their short sell limits, but we suggest waiting until January before taking action on those while scooping up a couple of less flashy bargain stocks. Read More