| Most stocks continue to perform poorly in these | | | | |
| uncertain times. That is why it is time for you to | | | | This is a great stock for the more speculative side of |
| start preparing for our next growth cycle, and by | | | | your portfolio. They have a Market Cap of only $34 |
| stocks when they are very cheap. Investors should | | | | million and only 8 million shares outstanding (less than |
| be making strategic investment decisions when the | | | | 7 million not held by insiders). With such a low number |
| market is down. You should be asking yourself, | | | | of outstanding shares and a small market cap, any |
| "What companies are going to come out of this | | | | kind of public interest/demand for the stock will |
| recession on top?" because companies are made and | | | | cause this stock to rocket straight up. |
| broken in recessions. | | | | This is something that both William O'Neill (founder of |
| One company has maintained relative stability, even in | | | | Investor's Business Daily) and Jim Cramer (Mad |
| rough times, and it has been able to stay under the | | | | Money, etc.) agree is great for small cap investing. |
| radar. 21st Century Holding Co. (TCHC) is a property | | | | Small cap stocks with a low number of outstanding |
| and automobile insurance company based in Florida. | | | | stocks (usually < 15 million) shoot way up when it is |
| 21st Century has just started a new marketing | | | | discovered. |
| campaign to gain new customers. You may have | | | | If 21st Century gains a large number of new |
| seen the television ads on CNBC and a few other | | | | customers with its new marketing initiative or |
| channels advertising 21st Century Insurance. | | | | improves their business strategy, this company could |
| | | | | enjoy a ride up to a $250 million+ Market Cap. At |
| 21st Century Holding Co. (TCHC) | | | | that market capitalization, the stock price of TCHC |
| Price 2/2/09 : $4.28 | | | | would be $31.25! At market close on Feb.2, 2009 |
| Market Cap: $34 million | | | | TCHC's stock price was $4.28. That's a theoretical |
| Shares Outstanding: 8 million | | | | gain of 630%. |