Investing in Small-Cap Stocks [Hardcover]

Christopher Graja (Author), Elizabeth Ungar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 1576600726 | ISBN-13: 978-1576600726 | Edition: Revised

Graja and Ungar show the individual investor how to spot the top performers, explain how these stocks behave, and demonstrate how to incorporate them into a portfolio. This new edition also features and exclusive interview with top stockpicker Peter Lynch, plus valuable tips from other experts on how to identify which small-cap mutual funds are the strongest

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

For very savvy investors, comfortable in the complex world of investing in stocks, Graja and Ungar present an excellent resource focusing on a niche in the investment worldAsmall-cap stocks. This term defines small companies having a total capitalization of less than $1 billion. Advice from top money managers in reputable investment firms on how to get the most value out of these stocks is succinctly summarized here, including tips on picking the winners, managing the volatility of smaller companies, finding "cheap" stocks ready for gain, and integrating these small caps into a larger portfolio of diverse investments. The brisk narration of this very technical but very useful material keeps the listener tuned in. Recommended for academic libraries supporting a business and finance curriculum and larger public libraries in communities with active investment clubs.ADale Farris, Groves, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Review

Investing in Small-Cap Stocks pulls together critical investment themes in plain English with uncommon breadth and scope. -- Satya Pradhuman, Small-Cap Research, Merrill Lynch & Co.

Investing in the small-cap segment of the market is not for the faint of heart. Investing in Small-Cap Stocks is an excellent guidebook for the investor ready to take on the challenge. Its commonsense guidance and advice from the experts should help the reader develop a successful strategy for small-cap investing. -- Claudia Mott, Director of Small-Cap Research, Prudential Securities Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Bloomberg Press; Revised edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576600726
• ISBN-13: 978-1576600726
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,948,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good pocket guide, September 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Investing in Small-Cap Stocks (Bloomberg Financial) (Hardcover)

This is a nicely organized guide geared for the beginner to intermediate level investor. It is clearly written and gives most of the more solid and less risky principles of investment. The most important contribution this book gives is that it clearly shows how to evaluate the profitability of a company in detail. Whatever kind of investor you are, if you don't know how to do this then scratch the word investing and use gambling to describe your stock market strategy.

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Investing In Small-Cap Stocks, January 11, 2004

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Thomas Virtue (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing in Small-Cap Stocks (Hardcover)

Hated the book ! The book overstates the obvious and is written on a first grade level. If you know nothing about stocks than maybe this book is for you. The book was a waste of time and money for me.

10 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keep in Mind You Will Compete with Experienced Traders, May 22, 2005

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SmallCapHunter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Investing in Small-Cap Stocks (Hardcover)

This book covers the basics but frankly you are going to need more in depth trading strategies to succeed, especially if you want to make short term trading / investing with small cap and micro cap stocks.

Trading small cap stocks is challenging by nature and the stock market doesn't care if you are experienced or a newbie stock trader. The opportunities are the same for all of us, so either youre going to make money or you are going to lose it in favor of the more seasoned traders.

As a small cap trader your homework is all about studying and testing different trading strategies that can help you take advantage of stocks and at the same time protect your gains. Just always keep in mind that a good strategy has to be simple and practical. Complicated stock systems will always make you slow in your decision making process or confuse you from the start.

There are some very good sites on the web where you can access practical trading strategies geared toward micro cap and small cap stocks. One of those sites is Profit From Penny Stocks http://www.profitfrompennystocks.com

They focus on short term stock trading tactics that can help you identify and handle hot small caps while reducing your trading risk.

All in all, stock market trading is all about picking the best stock opportunities and following your buy and sell signals with ease and simplicity. Once you learn to master your trading decisions, you can aspire to produce consistent profitable results.