Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) is making good on its promise to cut costs to improve profitability. Yesterday, Tata Motors announced that it is eliminating 4,500 jobs in its Jaguar Land Rover division in Europe. Its share price jumped 1% on the news, trading… 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
A little over a year ago, I published “My 5 Predictions for 2018.” At that time, I predicted: The price of oil will rise above $70 a barrel. The price of Bitcoin will drop by more than 50%. The S&P 500 will end the year with a loss. The FOMC… Read More
A year ago, I published My 5 Predictions for 2018. Now that we have the benefit of hindsight, let’s see how I did. The price of oil will rise above $70 a barrel. Most energy analysts are pegging $60 – $65/bbl as the likely range for oil prices next… Read More
If you’re following traditional retirement advice that made sense 50 years ago, you may be missing out on the most effective retirement strategy today. Financial Planners hate it. But there’s no denying that thousands of Americans are retiring decades early using a novel 6-step retirement approach. According to Money Magazine,… Read More
The Washington Post recently reported, “An early retirement is doable. Here’s how.” One 56-year-old Larry T., who took the challenge, claims, “I woke up one day and said that was it.” Thousands of Americans are taking The 1-Minute Retirement Challenge and discovering they can retire more than a decade early. Read More
Shares of healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) plunged 10% on December 14 in response to an investigative news story by Reuters that accused the company of covering up the use of asbestos in its popular baby powder product: “From at least 1971 to the early 2000s,… Read More
The stock market’s steep drop at the end of 2018 is good news for value investors. The list of candidates for best stocks under 20 dollars in 2019 just got longer as a result. Even still, just because a stock is cheap doesn’t mean it’s a bargain. Only 5% of… Read More
We believe some of the best international stocks in 2019 can be found in one place – China. That’s because not all Chinese companies rely on exports to the United States for revenue. The escalating U.S.-China trade war is a two-edged sword. It will hurt Chinese manufacturers that sell goods… Read More
The best $5 stocks in 2019 may be sitting right under your nose. That’s because some of them make the products you use on a daily basis. That smartphone in your pocket? You may have bought it from a huge company like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) or Alphabet’s (NSDQ: GOOGL) Google. Read More
Since October, the stock market has given back all of its gain in 2018. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) fell 10% during the first eight weeks of the final quarter, reducing its year-to-date return from plus 8% to minus 2%. At the same time, volatility has spiked and… Read More