Newswise — More and more investors have become wary of the information provided to them by financial advisors and are taking it upon themselves to do their own financial investigative legwork. Meanwhile, billions of dollars are invested in small- and micro-cap companies each year, yet this space is sorely underserved in terms of online presence and general media coverage.
Apart from all its other myriad uses"a research tool, a personal travel agent, a source for up-to-the minute news—the Internet enables investors, particularly investors who may be hesitant about placing their money in troubled funds—to get a fresh perspective on the micro-cap landscape and research some of these hidden gems. An online space is sorely needed that aggregates this material and makes information about top small- and micro-cap companies more readily available to investors, financial medial, and the public-at-large
"We launched IRGnews.com to throw a spotlight on a financial sector that is most emblematic of America's entrepreneurial spirit," says Dian Griesel, business book author, television show host, and CEO of the Investor Relations Group, a New York-based full-service corporate communications firm specializing in smaller publicly traded companies. "Even when times are rough on Wall Street, America never stops innovating or investing in our future."
Indeed, approximately 50% of all prescription drugs most Americans find in their medicine cabinets were initially discovered by small biotech companies. "Many tech and biotech companies in the micro-cap space are great examples of where the real cutting-edge research and development is occurring," says Griesel. "In all likelihood, the micro-cap space is where we will see the emergence of things like oral insulin, cancer vaccines, and the next wave of nanotechnology. These companies act like a crystal ball for the future, and the well-positioned investor has the opportunity to reap windfalls."
The newly christened website is a first-in-class destination news portal for the micro- and small-cap investor, the public, and media-at-large. This multimedia space features original daily news stories about micro- and small-cap companies and current events, up-to-the-minute newsfeeds, broadcast-quality CEO videos, corporate presentation kits, fact sheets, a press room, and more. "As more and more investors and media professionals receive their information on laptops, Blackberrys, and iPhones," says Ms. Griesel, "it is vital that a comprehensive and supple space exists online that aggregates that information for those interested in learning more about this exciting sector."
For more information, log on to www.irgnews.com. For those covering this news, the Investor Relations Group makes available for interviews company founder and CEO Dian Griesel, author of Uncapped: A Critically Important Workbook For Offices of Public Companies and host of the forthcoming nationally broadcast business program The Wake-Up Call.
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