First Book of Small Stock Investing: Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Capitalization Companies [Paperback]

Samuel Case (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 22, 1998

Small company stocks are the unsung stars of the stock market. Over the long term, they have outperformed blue-chip stocks and most other investments during the past century. Samuel Case, author of the bestselling The First Book of Investing, shows you the best ways to research and invest in small capitalization stocks for the new millennium. Learn how to:
• Find the best companies
• Invest safely with a minimum of risk
• Use your personal computer for maximum time efficiency
• Invest overseas
• Balance and diversify your portfolio
• Listen to the experts for buying, holding, and selling stocks
• Invest in the environment
• Create and manage financial statements


Filled with case histories of successes and failures that illustrate the world of small stocks, profiles of financial newsletters, and other sources of small stock information, this book provides everything you need to research and invest in companies quickly, easily, and very profitably.


"Here's the book to read before you begin investing, before you know anything at all about the market, possibly before you have the money to invest."

— The Dallas Morning News

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Small company stocks are the unsung stars of the stock market. Over the long term, they have outperformed blue-chip stocks and most other investments during the past century. Samuel Case, author of the bestselling The First Book of Investing, shows you the best ways to research and invest in small capitalization stocks for the new millennium. Learn how to:
? Find the best companies
? Invest safely with a minimum of risk
? Use your personal computer for maximum time efficiency
? Invest overseas
? Balance and diversify your portfolio
? Listen to the experts for buying, holding, and selling stocks
? Invest in the environment
? Create and manage financial statements


Filled with case histories of successes and failures that illustrate the world of small stocks, profiles of financial newsletters, and other sources of small stock information, this book provides everything you need to research and invest in companies quickly, easily, and very profitably.


"Here's the book to read before you begin investing, before you know anything at all about the market, possibly before you have the money to invest."

? The Dallas Morning News

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; illustrated edition edition (April 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761514392
• ISBN-13: 978-0761514398
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #855,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book - more damage than benefit, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: First Book of Small Stock Investing: Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Capitalization Companies (Paperback)

I bought this book thinking that I could find out a bit about investing specific to small stocks. What I found was a book which has some common sense rules for investing - i.e. it helps to know about the company and business it is in. Unfortunately the book also contains incorrect facts. For example, Mr. Case puts forth the silly notion that investing the same amount of money in a $5 stock gives one better chances than investing in a $50 stock because you get more shares. Of course, this isn't true - if it were, there would be no $50 stocks. A great counterexample is the stock of Berkshire Hathaway whose stock has appreciated at a faster rate than most other stocks and has a per-share price of somewhere between $75,000 and $100,000. I could go on, but you get the point. Find another book on this subject - there are plenty of good ones.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TERRIFIC RESOURCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR, March 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: First Book of Small Stock Investing: Grow Your Investment Portfolio by Investing in Small Capitalization Companies (Paperback)

The author deals with the everyday "Joe or Jane" that may be interested in picking small-priced stocks. Buy more shares with less money. Makes sense. One time I bought 1000 shares of Adac Labs at $1 when it had been accused of giving false information to the SEC. After they corrected the information, the stock soared past $5 and I sold it. Another terrrific book on this subject is MAKING DOLLARS WITH PENNIES: HOW THE SMALL INVESTOR CAN BEAT THE WIZARDS ON WALL STREET by R. Max Bowser. Bowser has a successful system he developed over 25 years, trading stocks priced $3 or less a share.