The April 2013 issue of the SmallCap Informer is now available online for subscribers. Print subscribers should expect to receive their issues by U.S. Mail within four to five business days.

In the April 2012 issue of the Investor Advisory Service we recommended Cummins Inc. (Ticker: CMI), a maker of vehicle engines and related components. This large company had revenues in 2011 of $18.0 billion. How have the company and its stock performed in the year since it was presented to IAS subscribers?

This year got off to a good start, with markets performing well, suggesting a resurgence of growth and pent-up driving gains in many categories. Small-cap and mid-cap stocks in January did even better than large-caps, however, turning in 6.2% and 7.1% returns, respectively. If you want to maximize the returns in your portfolio, you need to have plenty of exposure to smaller companies.

The March 2013 issue of the SmallCap Informer is now available online for subscribers. Print subscribers should expect to receive their issues by U.S. Mail within four to five business days.

Investment clubs that hold stocks of Canadian companies may be asked by their brokerage firms to complete a form provided by the Canadian Revenue Agency. Here's what you should do.

Our new price charts have been phenomenally popular! If you missed our first two introductory webinars with Saul Seinberg, here's how you can find the archived videos and handouts.

In the March 2, 2013 edition of The Wall Street Journal, Mark Hulbert, editor of the Hulbert Financial Digest, touted Investor Advisory Service as one of a limited number of stock-analysis services that provide valuable guidance on stocks that perform well in both bull and bear markets.

When we analyze companies in SmallCap Informer, we provide a datable data on all the companies we have recommended and are tracking. Understanding why we include this data, and what it means, can provide you with valuable insight into whether a company is suitable for adding to your holdings.

The February 2013 issue of the SmallCap Informer is now available online for subscribers. Print subscribers should expect to receive their issues by U.S. Mail within four to five business days.

2012 turned out to be a great year for small-cap stock investors.

In December, the Russell 2000 Small-cap Stock index turned in jaw-dropping 3.56%, giving small-cap stocks a 16.35% return for the entire year of 2012. In contrast, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained just 0.71% in December 2012, but was still able to end the year up 13.41%. While that’s an exceptional year for the overall market, small-cap stocks provided an even better rate of return in 2012, emphasizing once again that stock investors should probably actively consider smaller company stocks for their portfolios if they truly wish to maximize the returns they are likely to earn.

When investing in small-cap stocks, one of the key disciplines for success is performing “due diligence,” or making sure you know as possible about a company, its products, its management and its prospects before you make a move.

Here are the keys for carrying out due diligence on small company stocks you’re considering making part of your long-term investment portfolio.

An IAS subscriber recently wrote to ask, “Should I sell a stock in your portfolio when it is no longer below your suggested buy price? Or should I wait till you discontinue coverage on it?”