I found this white paper by Acuitas Investments this week, and I think it has some valuable insights in it.
In the wake of the market volatility over the last six years, many investors have become more risk averse in the management of their equity portfolios. This is despite the
I became a full time microcap investor in late 2008, and about 18 months later my portfolio got the sh!t kicked out of it. When you make 100% of your income from capital gains it can get very stressful. You still have to pay healthcare, electric, mortgage, credit card,
If you never picked up a book and only got information through financial media outlets you would think the best CEO’s ever were Jack Welch, Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, and a few others that love media attention. I’ve always been obsessed with reading business biographies, especially on those
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd." - —Max Lucado
Liquidity always increases with price.
2013 US crude oil production reached its highest levels in 24 years. FY 2013 oil production was up 15% from 2012. Oil production from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in North Dakota and Texas made up 83% of the US oil production growth. Natural gas production has seen an equally incredible
We recently had a good discussion in our member’s forum about portfolio management and position sizing. What we found is whether your investment strategy is taking hundreds of positions or just a handful you can find an investment guru that has done well over the course of time. Walter
There is a pervasive herd mentality on Wall Street today. This is not a new phenomenon; however it is becoming even more evident due to the advent of new mediums. Financial advisors lack alignment and creativity, and are stymied by arbitrary guidelines, in order to fit within their scalable business
Perritt Capital Management manages two microcap focused funds, the five star rated Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund (PREOX) and the Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Investor Fund (PRCGX). You can listen to my interview with Perritt’s head portfolio manager Michael Corbett [HERE]. The Ultra MicroCap Fund has the smallest average market cap
Pump and dumps have been going on since the beginning of the stock market and are most prevalent amongst penny stocks. The hard mailer is one of the most used avenues to pump a stock. The company themselves, affiliates, or large shareholders pay millions of dollars to mail out glossy
As most of our members already know, I lost my Mom a little over a month ago. It was a freak accident, one of those things that only happens “to other people”. My family and I are at peace with it. When it comes to loss it’s really up
Microcap companies make up almost half of all publicly traded companies on all US exchanges, including the OTC Markets and OTCBB. Until recently, microcaps have been under appreciated by a bulk of investors and especially the financial press. The tremendous returns garnered by the Russell MicroCap Index (IWC) in 2013