Almost everyone made money during the tech boom of 1999/2000. The real challenge was the harsh years that followed. Therefore, we have summarized our Featured stocks from 2001 Forward.

First - If a person had the patience (and luck) to hold the following for a few years, you can see where the payoff in stocks under $3 can be Dramatic. These were all stocks featured by microcap.com: 

• First Quantum (FM.T) – an incredible copper play featured near $3 in 2000 that by 2007 hit $80
• Anormed (AOM.T) – a biotech featured near $3 that was bought out near $15 in 2006
• Wheaton River (WRM.T) – featured well below $1 and eventually merged with Goldcorp in a $2.4 Billion deal that produced dramatic shareholder gains
• Luscar (S.T) – Coal play featured in the $0.70’s during 2000, bought out the next year by Sherritt and hit $17 in 2007
• Connacher (CLL.T) – Oil play featured in the $0.50’s that hit $6 in 2006 when oilsands plays took off in northern Alberta
• True Energy (TUI.T) – Oil play in the $0.70’s that when on to become an oil/gas income trust and traded over $16 in 2006
• Viceroy Exploration (VYE.T) – Gold play from $1 in 2004 that was eventually bought out near $14 in 2006
• Dynasty Metals (DMM.V) – Gold play from $0.90 mid 2005 to over $8 by 2007

Primary Focus from 2001 to 2003 was on Cash Rich Nasdaq Techs

Following the collapse of techs in 2000, we turned our focus to approx. 40 beaten down, cash rich technology companies (traded mainly on Nasdaq). These all traded dramatically “below” net cash value and had strong underlying fundamentals.

Marimba (MRBA) was only one example but in 2002 you couldn't give it away for months below $1.50 (yet it had $60 million in the bank or approximately $2.25/share cash). Once techs started to move again people would pile into Marimba at much higher levels because the rest of the herd were buying. By mid 2003 it was bought out near $8.50, yet cash and sales had changed very little from when it was available below $1.50. The overall gain while incurring very little risk was close to 450%.

Almost all of these stocks had triple digit gains.

Examples include: Loudeye 320%, Covansys 185%, Integrated Silicon 380%, Jni Corp 180%, Netegrity 560%, Oplink 230%, Sapient 290%, ValueClick 240%, Vyyo 240% Our More Noteworthy Gains Since 2004 are Below

Period Ending December 2006

• Asc Industries (ASD.V) – $0.40 to 1.30  [225%]
• Aldershot (ALZ.V) - $0.20 to $0.50  [150%]
• Bioniche (BNC.T) - $0.68 to over $2  [185%]
• Biocurex (BOCX) – $0.24 to 2.44  [910%]
• Capstone Gold (CSG.V / CS.T) – $0.50 to over $2  [300%]
• Coastal Contacts (COA.V) - $0.68 to over $2  [200%]
• Corex Gold (CGE.V) - $0.33 to $1.30 [300%]
• Crowflight (CML.T) - $0.25 to over $1  [300%]
• Exeter (XRC.V) - $0.85 to over $3  [250%]
• Ggl Diamond (GGL.V) - $0.24 to $0.85  [250%]
• Hudson (HUD.V) - $0.48 to over $2  [300%]
• International Frontier (IFR.V) – $0.25 to over $2  [700%]
• Mawson (MAW.T) - $0.40 to over $3  [650%]
• Nevsun (NSU.T) - $1.95 TO $4.50  [125%]
• Northern Star (NSM.V) – $0.56 to $1.30  [125%]
• Paramount Gold (PGDP) - $0.70 to over $3  [325%]
• Peace Arch (PAE.T) - $0.38 to $2.88  [650%]
• Petrofield (PF.V) - $0.45 to $1.50  [240%]
• Sabina (SBB.T) - $1.07 to over $3  [200%]
• Silver Dragon (SDRG) - $0.21 to $2.70  [1250%]
• Stockgroup (SWEB) – 0.45 TO 1.20  [160%]
• Tara Gold (TRGD) - $0.18 to $1.10  [450%]
• Tamerlane (TAM.V) - $0.27 to $1.60  [430%]
• Ugl (UGS.V) - $0.40 to $1.80  [350%]
• Zcl Composites (ZCL.T) – $3.30 to over $13  [290%]

Microcap speculating will always have risks and associated losses. One of our first priorities is to try and minimize risks (see our recommended research guidelines).  We typically cover at least 20 companies per year so its difficult to list them all over the years. This track record while highlighting our successes, should always assume that we incur our share of losses along the way (inevitable with penny stocks).

Our ability to stay in business strictly online (particularly with Microcap Equity Research) since 1995 is because our subscribers come first and we have a very high Ethical and Moral Standard.