Small Stocks, No Leverage

Forbes Magazine dated October 27, 2008 Ron Baron wants you to own somewhat expensive companies growing very fast. His performance history says he's worth a listen Every man has his limits, and Hollywood is clearly beyond those of Ronald Baron. When the founder of Baron Capital Group hired Jerry Seinfeld to entertain his funds' investors a few years ago, the comedian quipped, "The man who picks your stocks didn't think I was a good investment." Seinfeld was referring to Baron's personal verdict years earlier that the stand-up comic's routine was amusing but too parochial for the national stage. Fortunately for his investors the founder of Baron Capital has a far better record picking stocks--like the Best Small Companies members profiled below--than entertainers. Baron, 65, oversees $19 billion among 17 funds, which puts him... [read full story]