Psychological and social factors serve as complications for investors seeking to invest in declining companies, often referred to as "cigar butts" ...

Few publicly traded companies are more obscure than George Risk Industries, a small Nebraska manufacturer of security alarm products. With a market capitalization of $21 million and very low trading volume, the company is far too small to attract attention ...

Hurco Companies, Inc (HURC) is a global industrial automation company that designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine systems for the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industries. The company is based in the United Sates but ...

I have always believed that investors with an overly optimistic view of the world have an inherent disadvantage and can be predisposed to overpay for securities. While I do not advocate being a pessimist in general, there are advantages that ...

Benjamin Graham pioneered a technique that holds a great deal of promise in today's market. Graham's concept of identifying bargain issues, or Net-Current-Asset Value Stocks (NCAV), is as relevant today as when he wrote about it in The Intelligent Investor ...