Small Stocks, Big Money
Description
Small Stocks, Big Money provides first-hand perspective and insider information on the fast world of microcap investing. In a series of interviews with the superstars of small stocks, you'll learn how to discover the right companies and develop a solid investment strategy with a potentially big payoff. Each chapter includes a short bio of the investor in question, and provides key insight into the lessons learned from the investments that made them millions—or in some cases, hundreds of millions. You'll learn each investor's top stock picks, and how they originally chose the investments that became their gold mines. Whether you're a professional investor or a novice, this book is a unique and valuable source of information for anyone interested in the volatile world of small stocks and big money.
The smaller the company, the bigger the risk—and the bigger the potential payoff. These interviews show you how to avoid or mitigate those risks, and how to choose the stocks with the best potential from the perspective of those who have done it very, very successfully.
- Learn the nuances of microcap investing
- Read the stories of the pros who have made millions
- Gain expert insight from top microcap investors
- Avoid the potential pitfalls and reap the big rewards
Taking a risk on a small company can lead to tremendous gains when they become an industry giant. The trick is in choosing the company that is likely to follow that trajectory, and allocating your investment appropriately to protect yourself in case of disaster. Small Stocks, Big Money gives you a head start by teaching you what the pros wish they knew then.
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
Part I: Big Companies Start Small 1
Chapter 1: Microcap Stocks, the Neglected Asset Class 3
Part II: The Superstars 11
Chapter 2: Michael Corbett 13
Perritt’s Investment Paradigm 14
Perritt Capital Management Top Stock Positions 20
Chapter 3: Bill Hench 25
Royce Opportunity Funds Top 10 Positions 32
Chapter 4: Dr. Phil Frost 33
Phillip Frost Top Stock Positions 40
Chapter 5: Dave Maley 43
Maley’s Favorite Stock: RealNetworks, Inc. (RNWK) 51
Ariel Top Stock Positions 53
Chapter 6: John Pappajohn 57
Horatio Alger Award 65
John Pappajohn Top Stock Positions 66
Chapter 7: Byron Roth 67
Chapter 8: Charles Diker 75
Charles Diker Top Stock Positions 79
Chapter 9: Phil Sassower 83
Phil Sassower Top Stock Positions 89
Chapter 10: Barry Honig 91
The Interclick Story 93
The Story of MusclePharm 95
The Story of Pershing Gold 97
RantMedia 100
VBI Vaccines (NASDAQ: VBIV) 100
Drone Aviation (OTCQB: DRNE) 101
Barry Honig Top Stock Positions 102
Chapter 11: Manny Villafana 103
There is Something of the Horatio Alger Story in Villafana’s Life 104
Manny Villafana Top Stock Positions 111
Chapter 12: Buzz Heidkte 113
Chapter 13: Greg Sichenzia 119
Appendix A: Stock List 123
Appendix B: RedChip’s Top Microcap Stock Picks 127
Appendix C: Lessons from RedChip Nation: Weekly Newsletter 149
Appendix D: Microcap Indexes 165
Appendix E: Glossary of Wall Street Terms 169
Appendix F: Twenty-Five Financial and Business Books
Worth Reading 173
About the Author 175
Index 177
DAVE GENTRY is the CEO of RedChip Companies Inc., an international investor relations, media, and research firm focused on smaller-cap stocks, as well as founder of The RedChip Money Report, a weekly financial news show broadcasted on Fox Business, Bloomberg Europe, and Bloomberg Asia. He has been a consultant to more than 400 public and private companies and is a nationally recognized thought leader in the microcap sector.
An Internet advertising company has a $2 stock in 2008 and gets bought a few years later for $270 million. A pacemaker company raises $450,000 at its IPO and six years later sells for $127 million. A small pharmaceutical company goes from struggling to make payroll to having annual revenues of $150 million at the time it sells for $800 million. These are the real success stories of three Microcap Superstars featured inside—where they also personally share the factors and decisions that got them in at the right time.
In Small Stocks, Big Money, small-cap insider Dave Gentry provides a rare look at the movers and shakers in the fast world of small stocks. One-on-one interviews with the celebrities of Wall Street's small-stock community—including John Pappajohn, Phil Frost, and Barry Honig—reveal the personal and business decisions that made them giants. Each chapter unfolds around a succinct story of the Superstar's career and shares the personal secrets and valuable lessons learned along his climb to the top. Whether you're a fund manager or individual investor, this inspiring book offers a relevant, broadly useful resource of strategy and advice, including:
How to discover the small companies that will become gold mines
After inspiring you with the knowledge, insight, and hard-earned wisdom of the colorful, handpicked insiders, this complete resource remains useful every day with quick-reference appendices of practical advice and information.
Small Stocks, Big Money jump-starts you on your way to your small-cap success story.
PUBLISHER:
Wiley
ISBN-13:
9781119172550
BINDING:
Hardback
BISAC:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
Dimensions: 160.00(W) x Dimensions: 231.10(H) x Dimensions: 25.40(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General/Adult
LANGUAGE:
English