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Website Reviews
Web Guide Magazine
Microcaps and Small-Caps
I started reviewing financial and business websites in 1996 for a product of Gale Group called Cyberhound. From 1997 to 1999 I was a columnist for Web Guide Monthly. I wrote reviews on the many types of financial sites that were then becoming popular on the Web, including online banking, currency, mutual funds, financial magazines, etc. This set of reviews on microcaps and small-caps is a typical example of my work.
MICROCAP WEBSITE REVIEWS (1999)
13 STEPS TO INVESTING FOOLISHLY: STEP EIGHT, CONSIDER SMALL COMPANY STOCKS
http://www.fool.com/SchooI/13Steps/StepEight.htm
This page, a thoughtful article on The Motley Fool site, explains why micro cap stocks should have a place in your portfolio. It tells why mutual funds don't invest in these equities and how this provides opportunities for you as a small investor. The downside of small cap investing is addressed too. Don't shy from surfing through the site: The Motley Fool has numerous features for the online investor (regardless of investment preference), including bulletin boards, lots of advice (like how to pick an online broker), a portfolio monitor, stock quotes, and much more.
Content: 8 Design: 8 Navigability: 8 Links: 5
SILICON INVESTOR: STOCK TALK---FIVE DOLLARS AND UNDER
http://www.techstocks.com/investor/StockTalk-16
Silicon Investor is one of the leading sites for posting questions and messages about stocks. (Despite the name, it's by no means limited to technology stocks, although it has a high-tech emphasis.) This board is dedicated to stocks priced under US$5 a share. It's a very active board; there are threads with hundreds, even thousands, of messages. Remember: some participants might not be entirely unbiased observers of the price action of these stocks.
Content: 8 Design: 8 Navigability: 8 Links: 5
FORBES 200 BEST SMALL COMPANIES
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/98/11O2/6210246a.htm
Each November Forbes picks the 200 best small companies (businesses with annual sales ranging from US$5 million to US$350 million) in the US. A database for these companies can be searched by a variety of criteria, including sales and return on equity. Each listing includes a profile of the company and key financial and business data.
Content: 8 Design: 8 Navigability: 8 Links: 5
NASDAQ-AMEX
http://nasdaq-amex.com
This is the site for the combined NASDAQ-AM EX markets, which merged in October 1998. The NASDAQ was the world's first "electronic" (ie., non-floor-based) stock market. It lists almost 5,400 companies (more than 1,100 of which are smallcaps); the AMEX is America's second largest floor-based exchange. The site includes NASDAQ history, rules, market activity, and listing requirements. This is a good resource for finding quotes, company news, and SEC filings for both NASDAQ and AMEX securities, as well as stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Content: 8 Design: 8 Navigability: 8 Links: 5
SMALL STOCK NEWS NETWORK
http:www.ssnn.com
The focus of this site is companies with market capital of less than US$300 million. On the home page, enter a ticker symbol to pull up closing prices, high/low statistics, volumes traded, and more. There are links for company news, including SEC filings. Each company listing includes the name of the company's president and the company's address. This isn't the easiest site to use; some of the links were broken at the time of this review, and the page design is sometimes confusing. Still, it is free.
Content: 9 Design: 7 Navigability: 5 Links: 4
THE RED CHIP REVIEW
http://www.redchip.com
Unbiased commentary in the small-stock world is rare. "Research reports" might be written by public relations people; some stock newsletters read more like brochures. But the Red Chip Review is praised by industry critics for its impartial analysis. Red Chip doesn't exactly give away the store at its site (US$199 a year for an Internet subscription), but you can sign up for two free weeks, as well as view sample reports and read short features.
Content: 6 Design: 7 Navigability: 7 Links: 5
SMALLCAP INVESTOR
http://www.smallcapinvestor.com
One of megasite FinanciaIWeb.com's 17 sites, Small Cap Investor offers a strong range of services to investors. There's a useful introduction to microcaps, news and quotes on these stocks, research reports, investing tips, advice on how to choose a broker, and discussion on the risks involved. Use the MicroCap 50 Index (updated daily) to monitor how microcaps are performing in comparison to small-cap and large-cap stocks, and subscribe to the free e-mail newsletter.
Content: 9 Design: 7 Navigability: 7 Links: 8
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