I asked our membership of experienced microcap investors to list the things that really irks them about microcap companies. To say the least it was a spirited discussion, but here is the list that we came up with:
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Ian Cassel
Founder of MicroCapClub, Ian is a full time private investor focusing on micro cap companies. He lost a lot of money early on in his investing career in micro caps, which motivated him to learn from losing. Now he loses less. Ian created MicroCapClub as a place for experienced micro cap investors to share and discuss ideas. -
What Makes You Angry About MicroCaps?
Posted May 13, 2013 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Question & Answer With | No Comments
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Management, Management,….Hey, Wait A Minute
Posted May 6, 2013 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Educational With | No Comments
By Marc Robins When investing in MicroCap equities, several factors are at the top of the list as to importance regarding warning posts, priorities, missions and objectives as well as the ever-important numerous characteristics. For those with scars of a long-time professional, success, we’ve learned, requires that the quality and caliber of management is paramount. …
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MicroCapClub Company Performance Analysis: April 2013
Posted May 1, 2013 By Ian Cassel in Blog, MicroCapClub Monthly Performance With | No Comments
The Standard & Poor 500′s (+ 1.8% in April) finish on Tuesday was both a new closing and intraday high. It came close to hitting 1,600 for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrials (+1.8% in April) finished with its second-highest close ever. Moreover, it was the eighth straight year the blue chips have ended …
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Hard Mailer Pump and Dump Performance Part 4
Posted April 28, 2013 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Educational With | 1 Comment
Last August, I started to keep track of all the hard mailers I receive at my home, and I’ve been keeping track of the performance with periodic updates [Part 2] [Part 3]. A hard mailer is nothing more then a pump and dump. The company themselves, affiliates, or large shareholders pay millions of dollars to mail …
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The 14 Stages Of Investing Psychology
Posted April 23, 2013 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Educational With | No Comments
I’ve seen this illustration and description a few places before, so I don’t know who the original author is, but I think it’s an amazingly accurate account of the 14 stages of investing psychology: (View Below)
