James Boric tells us the surprising way in which Small-Cap investors have an Advantage over "every money manager, broker and hedge fund manager in the world."
As a small-cap investor, you have a major advantage over every money manager, broker and hedge fund manager in the world. It’s an advantage that ...read more
Joel Greenblatt: The Magic Investment Formula
Nov 24th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
James Boric discusses Joel Greenblatt's investment formula.
Using this “magic formula” over the last 17 years, you would always have made money. You would have beaten the market in every single three-year period since 1988, with below-average risk. And you would have turned $11,000 into over $1 million.
Not since Ben Graham’s ...read more
Stripper Wells: Fire in the Hole
Nov 17th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Commodities, Energy, Investing Strategies
James Boric recounts a trip he took to Titusville, PA, to see a Stripper Well in operation and springboards from there into an examination of which oil services companies may be worth looking into.
"In the old days, we'd be picking your body parts off the road." -- Byron King
"Over the years, ...read more
Lecroy: The Best Little Company You Never Heard Of
Nov 10th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Technology
James Boric recounts a visit to Bloomington, Indiana . . . and how it led him to a maker of electronic tools named Lecroy.
You never know when or where you may run across the next great small-cap idea.
Last week, I visited my girlfriend, Kathy, in Bloomington, Ind. -- home ...read more
Eyeballing July 15
Apr 1st, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
James Boric, wounded but in good spirits, reports from Bloomington, Ind....
*** In a second, I'll tell you how I got a bump on my head the size of an Easter egg and spent an hour with the local EMS crew last night. But first, I have a ...read more
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Mar 25th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Commodities, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
Irwin Greenstein reports from Baltimore, the original Catholic colony of the New World, established by George Calvert (the first Lord Baltimore) to encourage religious tolerance...
*** The markets have shut down for Good Friday, making this short week quite interesting for us. In particular, the small-cap benchmark ...read more
Nano Smack-Down: The Penny Sleuth v. The Gripper
Mar 1st, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Penny stocks, Technology
*** James Boric reports from Bloomington, the basketball capitol of Indiana...
Well, folks, this week we have a special issue of Penny Sleuth. Our very own Penny Sleuth, Irwin Greenstein, and resident OTC expert, Carl "the Gripper" Waynberg, have been debating whether nanotech is the next powerhouse ...read more
Bullish on Teddy Bears
Feb 18th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Penny stocks, Technology
*** James Boric reports from South Adams St. in beautiful Bloomington, Ind....
*** The IPO market is heating up, my small-cap friends. In fact, it's on a record pace. The main headline in USA TODAY's Tech section yesterday read, "IPOs in 2005 Raise Record $8.4 Billion."
The article ...read more
Get Phat on Diet Small Caps
Feb 15th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
*** James Boric reports from the booming west side of Bloomington, Ind....
*** I talked to my cousin Michael last night via instant messenger. He said he was fed up with his current living situation and wants to start up his own business. So I asked him what ...read more
Small-Cap Software Meets the Crusher
Feb 11th, 2005 | By James Boric | Category: Investing Strategies, Penny stocks, Technology
*** James Boric reports from Bloomington, Ind...
*** Investors can't make up their minds if they are bullish or bearish on small-cap stocks. While I was in Orlando last week for the World Money Show, hedge fund managers and major institutions dumped $247 million into the Russell ...read more

