As the saying goes in the investing world, “it’s only a profit when you take it”. Capital and quite a bit of sweat go into smaller cap companies. It is not until the product is on the shelves and selling that the profit actually begins to flow. From an ideal standpoint, finding a company that is just starting to see its products move is the place to be.

Platina Energy Corp., an oil and gas exploration company, works to acquire and exploit oil and gas properties primarily in Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas. Although the company operates with both gas and oil leases, it is currently finding great success with its gas ventures.

The company’s Kentucky leases are currently the bright spot for the company. It recently brought several gas wells online as pipeline infrastructure was completed. It expects that several more wells will be added to this production in the very near

Stocks in the US are often classified by market capitalization or by style (growth, value or blend). Those differences are not sufficient to create different asset classes, but within the US stocks asset class they have produced different results.

The categories are similar in character and their correlation with the broad US market is high (from the low 80’s to the high 90’s). For those reasons, they just don’t work well as separate asset classes. That said, they may present some element of opportunity for sub-class rebalancing gains due to return rotation within an allocated portfolio.

The chart shows the return for the index of each category for each of 11 calendar years, including 1997-2007. The top half of the chart color codes each year for each index category based on the …

Stocks in the US are often classified by market capitalization or by style (growth, value or blend). Those differences are not sufficient to create different asset classes, but within the US stocks asset class they have produced different results.

The categories are similar in character and their correlation with the broad US market is high (from the low 80’s to the high 90’s). For those reasons, they just don’t work well as separate asset classes. That said, they may present some element of opportunity for sub-class rebalancing gains due to return rotation within an allocated portfolio.

The chart shows the return for the index of each category for each of 11 calendar years, including 1997-2007. The top half of the chart color codes each year for each index category based on the level of return. The bottom half of the chart color codes each year according to