Big Profits from Small Stocks: How to Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Cap Companies [Hardcover]

Samuel Case (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1995

Small companies have proven to be the 20th century's most successful investment category. Bestselling author Samuel Case shows readers the best ways to research and invest in small company stocks.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Case, the publisher of an investment newsletter and author of The First Book of Investing (LJ 9/15/93), here opens one's eyes to overlooked investment opportunities. Focusing on small company stocks, Case guides the reader in gathering and understanding the information needed to make these big investment decisions. After explaining why small companies can be profitable investments, he instructs readers in making the best choices safely. Offering advice from investment experts and recommending investment in an environment where "promising companies are often found on the periphery of a field" are just some examples of how Case enlightens his readers. He provides simple explanations and breakdowns of financial statements and also recommends newsletters at the end of several chapters. Knowledge and awareness when investing is the message he aims to communicate throughout. Highly recommended for general and business collections.?Belinda Wise, SUNY at Farmingdale
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; 1St Edition edition (January 4, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559585781
• ISBN-13: 978-1559585781
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,880,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE PENNY STOCKS -- YOU WILL TOO, March 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Profits from Small Stocks: How to Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Cap Companies (Hardcover)

I began my stock market investing with the purchase of small stocks. Back then, they were called penny stocks because some companies sold their stock for just a few cents a share. Later, penny stocks were any stocks selling for less than $3 or $5 or $10 a share. This book deals with how to make serious money from investing in small or start-up companies. Small companies appear to be where the action is, and where the profits are. I like this book. It gave me valuable hints on profiting with small companies. There is another book you must read if you are interested in this subject. Get a copy of MAKING DOLLARS WITH PENNIES: HOW THE SMALL INVESTOR CAN BEAT THE WIZARDS ON WALL STREET by R. Max Bowser. Bowser has been writing a top financial newsletter for twenty-five years. He monitors many promising small companies. He gives advice on what to buy, when to buy and when to sell. He gives monthly updates on the stocks he recommends. I refer to Bowser's book often.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Comprehensive Enough, March 31, 2002

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D. Olsen (N.J. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Profits from Small Stocks: How to Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Cap Companies (Hardcover)

This book was OK, but it was pretty basic. More information was definately needed-especially to spice up parts on the company financial section. Overall, it offers a pretty simple read, with some "lingo" being explained. This is a great book though for people just getting into small cap investing.

4.0 out of 5 stars Some helpful tips, May 11, 2008

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Paul H (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Profits from Small Stocks: How to Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Cap Companies (Hardcover)

Many people are afraid to invest in small companies because they are more volatile and riskier than large companies. By limiting the portfolio to only large companies, they are bypassing huge profits that can be gained through investing in small companies. The book provides with the statistic of small companies fairing better in returns than large companies over time; thus it recommends people to buy shares from small companies only when it is showing strong fundamentals and promising profits in the future. One may ask, what does it mean by strong fundamentals? It means that a small company has strong fundamentals such as rising sales and income over time, book value per share significantly higher than market price per share, P/E ratio being low, products in demand, great managers, and etc.

As information given above, it is obvious that the book provides with relevant tips on how to look for small companies with strong fundamentals but the only downfall about this book is the lack of explanation on certain things. Nevertheless, it's a good starting read for people who are seriously getting into small companies.