Jim Woods has covered the economy and stocks for nearly two decades. His varied experience as a financial journalist, stockbroker and money manager provides him with unique insights into the often complex world of investing. He is the co-author of Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution. Jim holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a former U.S. Army paratrooper. He celebrates the virtue of making money from his home on the California coast.
The price of copper is under assault. The iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE: JJC) is down... Read More
The price of copper is under assault. The iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE: JJC) is down more than 13% this year, with half that drop coming in the past week. JJC now trades well below its... Read More
There’s no doubt about it, so far in 2014, the market has been more than a little turbulent.... Read More
There’s no doubt about it, so far in 2014, the market has been more than a little turbulent. Stocks in most of the major S&P industry groups faltered mightily in January, only to come... Read More
One of the biggest success stories in the market over the past several years is the amazing... Read More
One of the biggest success stories in the market over the past several years is the amazing performance of electric car pioneer Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA). That company’s shares have delivered... Read More
Gold is getting hammered, and the pain in the sector is putting gold bulls in a panic. The yellow... Read More
Gold is getting hammered, and the pain in the sector is putting gold bulls in a panic. The yellow metal is down more than 27% year to date, and in just the past month, gold prices have tumbled more... Read More
The major indices keep hitting new all-time highs, and as a trader, that makes life pretty easy.... Read More
The major indices keep hitting new all-time highs, and as a trader, that makes life pretty easy. Basically, you have a bullish tailwind at your back that can forgive your loser picks, while at the... Read More
In this market, finding a stock with strong upside that also happens to have come down well off of... Read More
In this market, finding a stock with strong upside that also happens to have come down well off of its 52-week high isn’t as easy as it may seem.#-ad_banner-# But thanks to what I call the ... Read More
During bull markets, often the best way to trade is to go with the momentum. That’s usually... Read More
During bull markets, often the best way to trade is to go with the momentum. That’s usually the route I like to take, but there’s another way to trade that can also net you big results.... Read More
I like buying stocks, not selling stocks — unless, of course, I am selling them for a big... Read More
I like buying stocks, not selling stocks — unless, of course, I am selling them for a big profit. And while I suspect that this market is headed higher over the next couple of months, and that... Read More