James Brumley

James Brumley

InvestorPlace Feature Writer

James Brumley is a reformed stock broker and former Director of Research for an options-focused newsletter. He’s now primarily a freelance writer, tapping more than a decade’s worth of broad experience to help investors get more out of the market.

With a background in technical analysis as well as fundamental analysis, James writes with a multifaceted philosophy that combines the importance of company performance with the power of stock-trade timing. His commentary is as apt to focus on a chart as it is earnings, as he believes this dual approach is the only way an investor has a shot at consistently beating the market.

James’ work has appeared at several websites, including Street Authority, Motley Fool, Kapitall and Investopedia. When not writing as a journalist, James works on his book explaining his multipronged approach to investing.

Recent Articles

How the Tiny Chickpea Is Beating Big Tobacco

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

As health becomes paramount and smoking less popular, farmers are replacing their tobacco crops with chickpeas -- the main ingredient in hummus.

How to Play the Water Shortage

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Some water-centric companies have more than doubled the market’s return during the past 12 months. Interested? You should be.

3 Industries That Will Launch New Tech Titans

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

These 3 major tech trends may seem like curiosities compared to the sector’s traditional focus. But they'll be dominating the sector within a couple of years.

Technology Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Tech-sector holdings could be more volatile than most in Q2. Here's one stock to snatch up, one to drop and another to hold.

Retailers’ Q1 Earnings Don’t Imply the Consumer Is Dead

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Make no mistake: There's plenty of consumer spending to go around. But investors shouldn't shotgun-blast the retail sector and hope for the best.

How Long Can Amazon Defy Gravity?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Another quarter, another beat. Everything's rosy, right? Not so fast. Some fundamental changes to the company's business model could spell trouble down the line.

5 Sector Titans Ready to Return to Earth

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

These five blue-chip stocks have gotten overheated, running up to levels that just aren't fully justified -- and all are poised to pull back soon.

Netflix’s Dirty, Obscure Secret

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Lost in the excitement over Netflix's promising earnings and bursting subscribership is a red flag found in the cash flow statement.

Caterpillar: Should I Buy or Should I Sell?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Most of the time there’s at least one bright side to a company’s numbers, even if they’re ugly, but Caterpillar’s Q1 was an exception. So why are people buying?

Tech Earnings Need a Reality Check

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

So far, relatively decent news from tech companies have been treated as bad and worse news is likely around the corner. That could be a recipe for disaster.

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