One Roadrunner stock offers up some holiday cheer with a special dividend. Read More
Jim Fink is chief investment strategist for Options for Income, Velocity Trader, and Jim Fink's Inner Circle. He has traded options for more than 30 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.
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
November is cyclical-stock month with two economically-sensitive recommendations that should benefit from stronger growth in 2014. One relies on industrial spending, while the other needs consumers to open their wallets for some discretionary fun. Read More
A combination of continued monetary easing and the likelihood of a strengthening global economy in 2014 promise more gains for small-cap stocks. Read More
Here are the latest updates on our existing positions. Read More
The ascendant Liberal-National Coalition is already following through on its pledge to rescind these two taxes, with repeal likely by next summer. Read More
Recent positive economic moves by the Irish government underscore the increasing attractiveness of investing in Europe. Read More
Rail is still king in the remote shale play, but pipelines will regain the throne Read More
Leading Marcellus driller and Utica developer Antero Resources merits the big gain it’s seen since the recent IPO. We’re adding this lowest-cost, highest-return producer to the Growth Portfolio. Read More
The deal relaxing sanctions on Iran in return for renewed nuclear inspections has fueled talk of an oil slump. That’s likely premature, but it’s never too early to consider who’ll be left standing when it comes. Read More
We’re all but certain to see much lower oil prices eventually; but probably not real soon. In the meantime, here’s how to prepare. Read More