Archive for December, 2005

Please Announce the Terms on Small Cap Stocks

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[?]I hate when a public company says, “Terms were not announced.”
If the terms were so good, wouldn’t they announce them?
This type of public relations really turns me off. In 90% of all cases, terms were not announced because the terms were simply not that attractive.
I’m still waiting for the opportunity when […]

Buy Small Caps for a Reason

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[?]“Buy a stock for a reason and when that reason no longer exists, sell it!!!!”
If you don’t believe that this is not one of the best pieces of advice you ever received, I’ll prove that it is.
Below are several scenarios. If you fit into one of these scenarios, I win. If […]

Stock Floats

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[?]I never really understood the value of floats.
It’s like saying, ” The man is 200 lbs., 6 feet three inches, and has a 36 inch arm.” Unless I am engaging in a boxing match with that individual, I don’t care about his arm length.
I cringe when I hear people asking, ” […]

Share Price Doesn’t Mean Much

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[?]Heh???????
You’d be amazed how many times I witnessed the following scenario. I just completed a presentation to a friend, colleague or investor about the investment merits of a public company.
Then someone asks, “What’s the stock trading at?”I respond, “One dollar and 25 cents.”I hear, “Wow, that’s cheap. Or 6 cents, that’s […]

47 Cents Can Help You Save Thousands

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[?]I attempted to contact a company the other day to do some research. The phone number listed on their 10K was disconnected and there was no forwarding number. I would also bet that if I sent a letter to the company, it would be returned by the post office with a […]

Revenues or Earnings

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[?]Most investors know what the term PE means. It simply means price of stock divided by the earnings per share. It is a basic and yet important measurement to determine the pricing of a stock. Is it overpriced or cheap? As we become more sophisticated in our analysis of public stocks, […]