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The Small-Cap Investor

Secrets to Winning Big with Small-Cap Stocks
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In The Small-Cap Investor by Ian Wyatt, the book serves as a comprehensive guide to identifying and investing in small-cap stocks. With practical advice and proven strategies, it aims to help investors understand the dynamics of smaller companies and the potential they hold for substantial growth, making it an insightful resource for those looking to venture into this sector of the market.
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This insightful guide might appeal to you if you're eager to dive into the world of small-cap stocks and discover the potential for significant returns. It's perfect for investors interested in understanding how to evaluate and capitalise on these often overlooked opportunities within the stock market. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced investor, you'll appreciate the practical strategies and real-world examples offered.

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A good small cap is often a young company experiencing fast growth, since its rate of growth on a percentage basis will almost always be faster than when it becomes a more mature company. But some gems are hidden among older companies whose shares fell out of favour when the company ran into trouble, but the company is now experiencing a comeback.

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Small-cap stocks, those publicly traded companies with market capitalisations less than $2 billion, can yield significant gains that are impossible to find in larger stocks. They've also proven to be among the most attractive investments after a financial downturn. Unfortunately, information about how to successfully invest in these smaller companies has been hard to findβ€”until now.

Author Ian Wyatt is dedicated to helping investors find great companies at bargain prices before Wall Street or Main Street catches on. As the Chief Investment Strategist of SmallCapInvestor.com, he's guided countless individuals in their quest to capture small-cap investing success. Now, with The Small-Cap Investor, Wyatt will help you do the same.

Throughout the book, Wyatt clearly outlines his proven investment process and the systems that are involvedβ€”detailing eight straightforward steps you need to take to find, research, and analyse small-cap stocks that could put big gains in your portfolio. Page by page, he takes the time to explain the essential criteria involved in picking the right stocks and timing your buy/sell decisions. Topics touched upon include:

  • Identifying growth trends and market sectors positioned for rapid growth in the years to come.
  • Secrets for finding undiscovered small caps before they are embraced by the financial media and institutional investors.
  • Understanding the fundamentals of a potential investment, including products, services, and management's ability to run the business.

Along the way, Wyatt not only shows you how to find winners, but also addresses how to avoid losers. This is particularly important for investors who have experienced losses in their portfolios and are looking to grow their portfolios in the coming years.

Many of today's top large-cap companiesβ€”from Microsoft to Wal-Martβ€”started out small and grew to become dominant forces in their respective industries. Investors who bought these great companies early on profited handsomely. By following Wyatt's guidance, and understanding his strategies for finding winners, you'll have a huge edge over other investors and be in a better position to profit from the exponential growth of the right small-cap companies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470405260

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Illustration: Tables: 5 B&W, 0 Color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 192

About the Author

IAN WYATT is the founder and President of Business Financial Publishing and the Chief Investment Strategist of SmallCapInvestor.com. He is the driving force behind the growth of Business Financial Publishing, recognized by Inc. magazine in 2008 as the 185th fastest growing private company in the United States. Wyatt also plays an active role in the investment research activities of the company, and as a well-regarded small-cap stock expert, he currently leads his company's premier small-cap stock investing service, SmallCapInvestor.com PRO. He has been interviewed or cited in numerous well-known publications, including Marketwatch.com, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, Barron's, Forbes.com, and the Dick Davis Digest, among others. For more insights into small-cap investing, visit www.smallcapinvestor.com and www.ianwyatt.com.

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