Jimmy Butts is the Chief Investment Strategist for Maximum Profit and Top Stock Advisor, and a regular contributor to StreetAuthority Insider. Prior to joining StreetAuthority, Jimmy came from the financial services and banking industry where he worked as a Financial Advisor. There he specialized in providing customized retirement solutions for individuals. Jimmy graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business administration and finance. He also spent multiple years studying language, international business and finance in both Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina. He currently holds his series 6, 63, 65 and 26 securities license. When he's not combing through financial statements or reading about finance, Jimmy enjoys being outdoors.
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The term “insider trading” often carries a negative connotation. And, of course, it is...
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The term “insider trading” often carries a negative connotation. And, of course, it is illegal to buy or sell shares of a company based on material, non-public information. But insiders...
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The number most often talked about each earnings season is the one that I pay the least attention...
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The number most often talked about each earnings season is the one that I pay the least attention to, and you’d be wise to do the same… Fill in the blank: “Shares of XYZ stock are...
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It may just be the most interesting large company you’ve never heard of… But it’s...
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It may just be the most interesting large company you’ve never heard of… But it’s firing on all cylinders, which is why we just recently added it to the Maximum Profit...
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After taking a quick hiatus from the bullish trend that ended in September 2018 — and the...
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After taking a quick hiatus from the bullish trend that ended in September 2018 — and the near 20% plunge in December — the market, as measured by the S&P 500, has resumed its upward...
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Today’s essay is going to be different than usual. I’ve decided not to profile a...
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Today’s essay is going to be different than usual. I’ve decided not to profile a single company. Instead, I want to change the way you think about investing. My goal is that by the...
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Recently I told readers about why most investors would be better off staying far, far away from...
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Recently I told readers about why most investors would be better off staying far, far away from IPOs like Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT). Since then, we’ve seen two other much-hyped companies —...
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“Cash is king.” This common expression is often used when analyzing business or...
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“Cash is king.” This common expression is often used when analyzing business or investment decisions. When buying real estate in a hot market, cash is king. If you come to the table...
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Two and twenty… that’s the typical fees that hedge funds charge. With this fee...
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Two and twenty… that’s the typical fees that hedge funds charge. With this fee structure, it means that they charge a flat 2% of total assets as a management fee and an additional 20% of...
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One of the hardest parts of investing (and there are many) is patience. It’s all too easy to...
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One of the hardest parts of investing (and there are many) is patience. It’s all too easy to get caught up in the short-term swings of our holdings or try to “keep up with the...
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“I wanna go big with it…” This was a text I received about the (at the time)...
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“I wanna go big with it…” This was a text I received about the (at the time) upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of ride-hailing company Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT), which debuted on the...
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