In his latest Forbes column, newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says small-cap stocks are primed for a strong run. “Ironically the best time to buy small caps is when investors are shunning them — typically at the tail end of difficult recessions,” Oberweis writes. “Interest rates have no place to go but up, and I believe [...]
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Oberweis Likes Chip Stocks
August 17, 2010
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis is finding a lot of value in an area of the market that was hit hard by the recent recession: semiconductor capital equipment stocks. “After a tough decade for technology, I believe the time is ripe for chip-equipment companies,” Oberweis says in his latest Forbes column. “When [chip fabricators] stopped buying [...]
Read moreOberweis Talks Small-Caps, China
June 7, 2010
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In Forbes.com’s latest edition of “Intelligent Investing”, money manager and newsletter guru Jim Oberweis discusses his small-cap investment strategy, and where he’s currently finding opportunities in the market. Oberweis says he likes small-caps because they have less of a following than larger stocks. He also says he looks for firms that are industry-changers — i.e., [...]
Read moreOberweis: Look to Niche-Oriented Small-Caps
February 26, 2010
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While still somewhat wary of the economy, Jim Oberweis says that you can find plays in the technology and consumer discretionary sectors – “the pillars of a growth portfolio” — if you know where to look. Oberweis writes in his latest Forbes.com column that retailers such as restaurants, auto suppliers, consumer semiconductor makers, and advertising [...]
Read moreOberweis: Headwinds Making China Stocks More Attractive
February 5, 2010
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Newlsetter guru Jim Oberweis, whose China Opportunities fund has returned 116% over the last year (more than 95% of its peers), says China stocks face headwinds over trade disputes with the U.S. But, he tells Bloomberg, he doesn’t think we’ll see a trade war between the two international powers. “If you look at it from [...]
Read moreOberweis: Look to Small-Cap Growth, and China
December 18, 2009
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Newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that growth stocks are entering a period of above-average returns, and that small-caps and Chinese firms offer potential for serious growth. “While the overall U.S. economy may indeed exhibit a muted recovery, plenty of companies will thrive, particularly among small-cap stocks,” Oberweis writes in his latest Forbes colunn. “Many niche-oriented [...]
Read moreTarget “Disruptive” Stocks, Oberweis Says
September 21, 2009
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In his latest Forbes column, newsletter guru Jim Oberweis says that investors should own “disrupters” — firms whose new, innovative products are challenging more established companies in their industries. Some of the most well known “disrupters” have been firms like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, which — despite their current status as corporate giants — began [...]
Read moreTech Rebound for Real, Says Oberweis
July 6, 2009
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Newsletter guru and money manager Jim Oberweis says the strong performance of technology stocks this year isn’t a flash in the pan, but instead the start of a longer-term trend. “Part of the reason for the downfall of the tech sector was that from 1999 to 2000, stocks were valued so high that investors had [...]
Read moreOberweis: Don’t Ditch Buy-and-Hold
June 22, 2009
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While buy-and-hold investing continues to draw criticism from some pundits, money manager and newsletter guru Jim Oberweis begs to differ. In a recent interview with The Motley Fool, Oberweis says that buy-and-hold is alive and well, because timing the market remains an incredibly difficult task. “Show me some quantitative evidence that someone’s right, and then [...]
Read moreOberweis on the Bullish Turn, Small Caps and … Han Solo?
April 1, 2009
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Newsletter guru and money manager Jim Oberweis writes for Forbes.com that, although the economy will continue to struggle, he’s bullish — and that profitable growth stocks will be “ideally positioned” as first-quarter earnings roll in. “All told, we are still bullish on stocks, mostly because valuations remain significantly below historical averages, and we expect things [...]
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