The first time I voted in a U.S. presidential election was 1980, as a 21-year-old college senior. The choice then, as now, was between a conservative who earned his fame in the entertainment industry versus a dyed-in-the-wool liberal that previously occupied a governor’s mansion in the South. As we all know,… Read More
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
The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. Our Rapids Profits Matrix triggered this buy alert based on BKE’s low debt, high long term growth rate in EPS and... Read More
Sell BMA, and roll that money into our new buy alert also being issued today. Read More
Last Monday I recommended purchasing the November $25 put option on Symantec Corp. (SYMC) as a speculation on the market’s reaction to its quarterly earnings report due to be released later in the week. At that time SYMC was trading slightly above $25 with a mildy positive trend. Read More
Sell the SYMC November 11 $25 put option (161111P00025000) for $1.05 or more to close out this position. Read More
Sell Myriad Genetics today at market while its getting a "dead cat bounce", and roll that money into the new buy alert that I will be issuing later today. Read More
GNC Holdings, Inc. is a specialty retailer of health, wellness and performance products, including vitamins, minerals and herbal supplement products (VMHS), sports nutrition products and diet products. GNC’s interim CEO announced he will be taking aggressive action to get the company heading back in the right direction, so we... Read More
- November 1, 2016
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Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to eat steak anymore, along comes Ruth’s Hospitality Group (RUTH) with a strong quarterly earnings report last week to swat away worries over America’s self-professed, but perhaps half-hearted, aversion to the red meat. The company reported adjusted earnings of $0.10 per share, which… Read More
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Just as we expected, shares of LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT) jumped last week after the company released a very strong quarterly earnings report. Earnings per share came in more than 10% above the analysts’ average estimate ($0.17 vs $0.15), and revenue exceeded expectations by one million dollars ($23.2 million vs… Read More
- November 1, 2016
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It didn’t take long for auto parts manufacturer DLPH to start heading in the right direction for us. On the morning we issued this alert – October 26th – DLPH opened at $63.07, but quickly zoomed above $65 before closing the day out at $64.27. The only relevant news that… Read More