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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI226: Investing in Small Cap Stocks w/ Rayna Lesser Hannaway

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 03:55 - Rayna debunks some of the myths on investing in small cap stocks.  05:24 - What are some common mistakes investors make when investing in small cap companies? 08:28 - The benefits of including small cap companies in your portfolio.  09:19 - Rayna's investment criteria for finding great small and mid cap companies.  21:04 - How to determine if a company’s growth is sustainable and persistent.  24:12 - The difference between small cap growth vs small cap value strategies.  30:06 - How small cap companies typically perform in high inflationary, low growth environments. 38:15 - Why the multiple compression in small caps make them very attractive right now.  39:00 - What are some companies Rayna thinks have great potential right now?  42:13 - What is Rayna’s valuation process for small cap companies?  45:42 - Rayna’s conviction behind Five Below, Etsy, and Bumble.  And much, much more!  *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Check out: Polen Capital. Related Episode: Small Cap Investing w/ Eric Cinnamond - TIP156. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Polen Capital: Twitter |LinkedIn  Connect with Rebecca: Twitter | Instagram HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP. The small cap asset class on the whole is more inefficient than large caps.

0:09.2

And so you're much more likely to find a great company that's mispriced or a great company that's misunderstood.

0:17.7

And that actually combined with the kind of growth opportunities, can really work to

0:24.5

enhance returns over time.

0:30.6

On today's show, I'm joined by Raina Lesser Hanaway, who is a portfolio manager and analyst

0:36.7

at polling capital with almost 25 years of

0:39.8

experience in small and mid-cap investments. During today's episode, I chat with Raina all about

0:46.1

investing in small-cap stocks. Raina goes over her investment criteria for what she looks for in

0:51.7

great small-cap companies, how to tell if a company's growth is

0:55.6

sustainable and persistent, why the multiple compression in small caps make them very attractive

1:00.9

right now. She also talks about her valuation process for small cap companies, what are

1:05.7

some companies Raina thinks have great potential right now and so much more.

1:16.3

So with that said, I really hope you enjoyed today's episode with Raina Lesser Hanaway.

1:21.5

You're listening to Millennial Investing by the Investors Podcast Network, where your hosts Robert Leonard and Rebecca Hotsko, interview successful entrepreneurs,

1:26.8

business leaders and investors to help educate and inspire the millennial generation.

1:35.5

Welcome to the millennial investing podcast. I'm your host, Rebecca Hotsko, and on today's episode,

1:46.0

I'm joined by Raina Lesser Hanaway. Raina, welcome to the show.

1:50.4

Thanks, Rebecca. I'm so happy to be here. I love listening to your show.

1:55.0

It's so great to have you here. You specialize in small and mid-cap growth companies,

1:59.9

and I'm just really interested to dive into this

2:02.6

with you in detail today because for the past few years large cap growth names have dominated the

2:08.2

space and today I want to talk to you about some of the opportunities in the small and midcap space.

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