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The Story That Got You Interested In Stocks On Nov. 19, 1984, you could have picked up shares of the emerging biotechnology firm Amgen, Inc. for $3.63. Those shares rose steadily for the next 20 years and were worth more than $85 as recent as 2005. Taking into account Amgen's five splits over the past 23 years, you can knock that original 1984 price down to about 9 cents a share. Beating Buffett With Today’s Penny Stocks In 1936, one smart six-year-old purchased a few 6-packs of Coca Cola from his grandfather’s grocery story for a quarter per pack and resold each bottle for a nickel apiece. With that initial 20% profit he made of each 6-pack, the world’s richest man got his start in business. Small Caps…Leading the Next Rally Many feel that the stock market is only truly understood by the fat cats on Wall Street. The intricacies of daily stock movements confuse outsiders. But in reality, that’s nothing compared to what it was like a century ago. Investing in the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) Most investors are weary about the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB). That's understandable, considering the amount of bankruptcies, shell companies, and de-listings that occur in over-the-counter markets. But there is a very large misconception that is widely shared among investors: that no over-the-counter company has to report current financial information. That is the case with the Pink Sheets, but not so with the OTCBB. Investing in Small Caps: Leading the Market for Over 80 Years One of the most important terms in investing is "market cap." Every company is some kind of "cap." There are large caps, small caps, midcaps and even microcaps. I'll get into the differences among them in a minute