Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that an improving economy and the fact that this is an election year bode well for stocks in 2012 — and that many small-caps should do well regardless of what the economy does. “In January the unemployment rate dropped to a three-year low of 8.3%. Even housing is showing a [...]
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Oberweis: In Fearful Times, Look to Small-Caps
October 20, 2011
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While investors often rush into larger blue-chip stocks and Treasury bonds when market fears are high, newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that’s often the wrong move to make. “In my experience, some of the best gains on a rebound are seen in high-growth stocks that are usually too expensive to pass our valuation requirements,” Oberweis [...]
Read moreOberweis: China Fears Way Overblown
October 6, 2011
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that investors have wildly overreacted to fears about China’s slowing growth. “International funds have relentlessly poured out of China as fears of slowing growth surfaced and margin calls increased the need to pull capital out of the country,” Oberweis tells Investor’s Business Daily. “China’s economy is slowing, but not to [...]
Read moreHow to Find Growth Stocks that Keep Growing
July 26, 2011
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis has found some gems in upstart growth plays like Baidu.com and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and in a recent interview with Forbes he explained how he finds such top growth picks. “Our methodology is focused on the premise that investors tend to underestimate how long growth companies can continue their growth [...]
Read moreOberweis Sees Strong Tech Stock Wave
June 20, 2011
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says he’s finding a lot of attractive tech stocks in the market right now. Oberweis tells Forbes that tech stocks — which he says were selling at “absurdly low” valuations in 2008 — have appreciated over the past few years, but only in amounts that are in line with earnings gains. [...]
Read moreGreat and Expensive or Good and Cheap?
May 27, 2011
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While stocks with great growth stories often attract investors’ attention, Jim Oberweis says companies that aren’t quite as attractive but have better stock valuations can be a better investment. “As much as I love businesses with seemingly bulletproof growth stories, it is the combination of business quality, growth opportunities and stock price that really matters [...]
Read moreOberweis Keys on Midwestern Niche Firms
April 8, 2011
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says he’s finding great value in small-cap, niche-type companies in some very unexciting places. “Niche businesses can pop up anywhere these days, and I’ve found many exceptional small-cap opportunities with phenomenal growth doing business in unexotic locales,” Oberweis writes in his latest Forbes column. “In fact, my four favorites hail from [...]
Read moreOberweis Looks to Software Firms
February 22, 2011
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says he’s finding value in software firms that have competitive “moats”. In his latest Forbes column, Oberweis says companies with extremely predictable earnings and a high growth rate command higher price/earnings ratios from investors. He uses three criteria to assess a company’s future earnings potential: Are revenues recurring? Does the company [...]
Read moreOberweis: Small-Cap Growth Rally Not Over
January 18, 2011
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that, while small-cap growth stocks have experienced a big rebound in the past two years, they have plenty more room to run, Canada’s Globe and Mail reports. “Small-cap growth stocks remain undervalued relative to small value stocks,” Oberweis told MoneyShow.com’s Howard Gold. “What you haven’t seen [yet] is a multiple [...]
Read moreOberweis: It’s Time for Growth to Shine
December 10, 2010
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With valuations back to a “normal” range following the financial crisis and its aftermath, newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says good growth-stock-picking is the way to go. “In periods when overall stock market valuations appear fair, the prudent investor must find value at the individual company level, as simply ‘buying the market’ will not be enough [...]
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