Jim Woods

Jim Woods

Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader

Jim Woods is the Editor-in-Chief of Successful Investing, Intelligence Report and Bullseye Stock Trader . He is a 20-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.

His books include co-authoring “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries.

His articles have appeared on many leading financial websites, including InvestorPlace.com, Main Street Investor, MarketWatch, Street Authority, Human Events and many others. Jim formerly worked with Investor’s Business Daily founder William J. O’Neil, helping to author training courses in the CANSLIM stock-picking methodology.

In the five-year period from 2009 to 2014, the independent firm TipRanks ranked Jim the No. 4 financial blogger in the world (out of more than 9,000). TipRanks calculates that during that period, he made 378 successful recommendations out of 506 total, earning a success rate of 75% and a +16.3% average return per recommendation.

He is known in professional and personal circles as “The Renaissance Man” because his expertise includes such varied fields as composing and performing music, Western horsemanship, combat marksmanship, martial arts, auto racing and bodybuilding.

Jim holds a BA in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a former U.S. Army paratrooper. A self-described “radical for capitalism,” he celebrates the virtue of making money from his Southern California horse ranch.

Recent Articles

Can the Gold Rush Continue?

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader

Gold prices and gold mining stocks have provided investors glittering returns despite a very tough August for stocks. The S&P 500 Index fell -4.7% but the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) pegged to the spot price of gold, is up +7.2%. Gold mining stocks have performed even better. Over the past four weeks the Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX), an ETF containing the biggest gold and precious metals mining companies, has surged +11.2%.

Netflix (NFLX) Pros and Cons – Can the Online Movie Stock Go Any Higher?

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has become synonymous with how we watch movies at home. The Netflix business model of delivering movie content to users via mail, and now also via streaming Internet, has literally revolutionized the way we watch movies.

2010 IPO Scene is Hot, Could Get Hotter With These Offerings

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader

The 2010 IPO scene has sure been interesting. A stock market riddled with volatility, heavy selling action and fears of a double-dip recession doesn’t sound much like a favorable climate for initial public offerings. But don’t tell that to the 171 companies that have filed to go public with IPOs in 2010.

Are Solar Stocks Burned Out?

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader

So far in 2010 the performance of stocks in the solar space has been dismal, and with the exception of a few rays of light, it’s been mostly a calamitous year. Just look at the following list of the top solar stocks along with their respective year-to-date performance (as of 8/25/10).

CIVETS: The New BRIC in the Wall of International Investing

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader

Most international investors likely are familiar with BRIC investment and funds – an acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China. For nearly a decade, the term BRIC has been synonymous with emerging market investment opportunity. But recently a new emerging market acronym is gaining currency: CIVETS.

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