OLD ARTICLE – Original posted April 1, 2016 Given the small cap space as a capital growth asset class and my predisposition towards being long, this website tends to be about which stocks to buy. Let me turn that on its head and give some (hopefully intuitive) pointers for which stocks to not buy. When you are…
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Five Lessons with Liquidity
OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on July 28, 2013 Besides all the usual skills and knowledge that goes with investing in stocks, operating in the small cap space forces you to master handling positions in low liquidity stocks. Here are five rules to help you handle low liquidity stocks: 1. Stretch your time horizon Low…
Explanation of a “Reverse Listing”
OLD POST – Original posted on May 18, 2011 Company A is listed. It has only 100 shares of R1 each, hence a share capital and equity of exactly R100. However unrealistic, it also has no other assets, liabilities or operating costs. For all effective purposes, we would call Company A a “cash shell”, as…