Jimmy Butts is the Chief Investment Strategist for Maximum Profit and Capital Wealth Letter, 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. At one point he held his series 6, 63, 65 and 26 securities licenses. When he's not combing through financial statements or reading about finance, Jimmy enjoys being outdoors.

Analyst Articles

4 Weeks In And SPWH Hits First Target Price

Jimmy Butts
June 23, 2020

Shares of sporting goods retailer, Sportsman’s Warehouse (Nasdaq: SPWH) surged higher this morning (up more than 6% today). That jump triggered our first profit target price of $13.96 — 25% higher than when we added the retailer to the portfolio just under four weeks ago. That means it’s time to… Read More

Expectation Vs. Reality: How To Bridge The Gap In Your Portfolio

Jimmy Butts
June 12, 2020

A recent investment survey unveiled some alarming statistics… The 2017 Global Investor Study by asset management firm Schroders found that there is a major conflict between investors’ behavior and their expected returns. What do I mean by that? Well, according to the survey, it seems that there’s a good amount of people who expect double-digit returns… while sitting in cash. (You can read the full report here.) More specifically, Millennial investors — those born in the 1980s and 1990s — expect average annual returns of 11.7% over the next five years. But before you mock that… Read More

A recent investment survey unveiled some alarming statistics… The 2017 Global Investor Study by asset management firm Schroders found that there is a major conflict between investors’ behavior and their expected returns. What do I mean by that? Well, according to the survey, it seems that there’s a good amount of people who expect double-digit returns… while sitting in cash. (You can read the full report here.) More specifically, Millennial investors — those born in the 1980s and 1990s — expect average annual returns of 11.7% over the next five years. But before you mock that lofty expectation, consider that Generation X investors (born in the 1960s to 1980) expect 9.9% annual returns, while Baby Boomers (early to mid-1940s to early 1960s) expect an average return of 8.7% per year. Institutional investors, meanwhile, expect annual returns of just over 5%. Now, it’s true that the S&P 500’s annualized returns over the last 90 years is about 9.6% with dividends reinvested. But on an inflation-adjusted basis, the annualized returns of the S&P 500 diminish to 6.4%. All Of The Returns, None Of The Risk But here’s the kicker… despite the Millennial generation’s expectations for double-digit annual… Read More

Special Alert: CDLX Up 50% In Three Weeks

Jimmy Butts
June 4, 2020

Shares of Cardlytics (Nasdaq: CDLX) traded above our 50% price target of $82.79 this morning. Shares are up more than 5% on the day as I write this. If you entered a Good-til-Cancelled, or “GTC” order with your brokerage account, your sell order was likely fulfilled. But if you didn’t,… Read More