Irwin Greenstein reports from Baltimore's Cultural District...
*** The IPO market is hot again…opening the spigot for a flood of small-cap
opportunities in 2005. But why now? Before I answer that question, let me recap 2004's extraordinary action.
Last year, 205 IPOs raised some $41 billion -- triple ...read more
Pursuing a Dream
Dec 19th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies
Dear Reader,
Today's Sleuth is a personal one. I have something very important to share with you about me.
As you may or may not know, I am Catholic. I believe very strongly in God. And faith is a large part of my life.
For years, I have longed for an outlet in ...read more
Investing in Chicken
Dec 13th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: International, Investing Strategies
Like Brazil, South Africa and Thailand, Mexico is still very much a developing country. Its per capita GDP is a mere $10,000 -- one-fourth of the GDP here in the States. But in the last quarter alone, Mexico's GDP rose 4.6%, compared with a rise of just 2.2% in the ...read more
Investing in Chicken
Dec 12th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: International, Investing Strategies
Frank Perdue, Donald Tyson and Harland Sanders all have one thing in common.
They all got rich selling chicken.
Frank Perdue was the founder of Perdue Farms -- now one of the largest poultry companies in the world. Starting from a small egg farm in the 1920s, Frank worked day and night ...read more
Investing in India
Nov 28th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies
Mark this day down on your calendar: November 27, 2006. It is a day investors will look back to in 10 or 15 years and wish they would have realized its importance.
Unfortunately, most won't until it is too late. But I don't want you won't fall into that trap. Let ...read more
Investing in Small-Cap Pharmaceuticals
Oct 12th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: Technology
The last time a pharmaceutical company showed up on my insider-buying screen it rose 700% in less than a year.
Back in May 2005, company insiders at ViroPharma (VPHM:NASDAQ) bought 233,500 shares of their own stock. They were obviously banking that their novel drug, Vanocin (which treated acne and various skin ...read more
Investing in Copper
Oct 5th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: Commodities
Back in August, I wrote to you about copper’s prospects during the ensuing commodities boom. As of then, spot copper prices were up 393% from their lows in 2001.
At the time, I was also following two copper stocks: Northern Orion Resources (NTO:AMEX) and Taseko Mines (TGB:AMEX).These two copper stocks have ...read more
Speculative Darlings
Jun 15th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies
During the final stages of a bull market, speculative stocks often gain the most. Investors get used to everything rising -- a lot. They forget about “petty” things like earnings and put their money in the hottest lottery tickets...I mean...stocks.
It’s almost as if every five years or so investors lose ...read more
China’s Government Hulk Smashes This Small-Cap Contender
Mar 2nd, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: International, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
“Addison,” I said. “I know you are busy, but you have to check this out. I may have found the best company on the market that no one knows about.”
Having just finished about five radio interviews in a row, Addison looked up and gave me the “make it quick” look. ...read more
Your Secret Connection to the Insiders
Feb 27th, 2006 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
[Gunner’s Note: Good afternoon, Sleuths. For the past couple of weeks, James Boric was nowhere to be found here at Sleuth Headquarters until after lunch. As it turns out, James had locked himself inside his house every morning so he could put the finishing touches on his new report on ...read more

