Robert A. Mamis


How To Buy Coupons Without Getting Clipped

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1982

Ingenious new devices attached to debt instruments are reviving the bond market. They require a knowledge of investment and a sense of gamesmanship.  Read story

Trade Secrets

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1982

Good old-fashioned barter can help companies acquire goods without cash and discover new marketing opportunities.  Read story

Going For Brokerage

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1982

Imitating Merrill Lynch's innovative Cash Management Account, four more houses are offering variations of the all-in-one investment service.  Read story

Present At The Creation

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1982

James Toreson's Microcomputer Systems Corp. spawns new high-technology companies as well as healthy profits. Now eager venture capitalists are lining up outs...  Read story

Tax Shelters With Reservations

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jun 1, 1982

Hotel limited partnerships can generate aftertax yields at twice the rate of other commercial purchases. But the risks can be as high as the rewards.  Read story

The Inc. 100: What Goes Up Must Come Down

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1982

This year's INC. 100 average headed south along with the rest of the stock market indexes. But all things considered, it could have been wrose.  Read story

Born To Grow

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1982

Five phenomenal years made Apple Computer number one. For them, or anyone else, it's a tough act to follow.  Read story

A Mutual Friend

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1982

On the face of it, setting up a personal holding company sounds like a graceful means for a once-active business to pass into its golden years. Theoretica...  Read story

Put Your Idle Cash To Work

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1982

There are several good places to keep your company's cash when it isn't being used. And a checking account isn't one of them.  Read story

Small Company Initial Public Offerings: January 1982

By Robert A. Mamis |  Apr 1, 1982

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. INC. vs. POPULAR AVERAGES <...  Read story

Street Talk

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1982

Morty Weiss was trading Polaroid and Xerox stock back in 1946. In those days, Polaroid was marketing a windshield system that cut down glare, and Xerox w...  Read story

Rd Partnerships Come Of Age

By Robert A. Mamis and Susan E. Currier |  Mar 1, 1982

They may never replace traditional venture capital, but for some companies these deals are a better way to raise money.  Read story

Hoyle Schweitzer's Decade Of Discontent

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1982

When Windsurfing's president discovered that his product had already been invented, he applied for a new patent. But 20 competitors are betting it can't be e...  Read story

How Dismal The Market Really Is

By Robert A. Mamis |  Dec 1, 1981

When prognosticator Joe Granville (famous for his "sell everything" edict last January when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was till over 1,000) predicte...  Read story

Cromemco's Never Taken A Dime From Anyone

By Robert A. Mamis |  Nov 1, 1981

In five years, the company's revenues soared over 8,000%. Yet it has never sold equity and rarely borrows money.  Read story

Small Companies In A Bear Market

By Robert A. Mamis |  Nov 1, 1981

Even at the bottom, many small companies are showing large profits.  Read story

How Growth Stocks Perform In A Bear Market

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1981

While the high-flying, high-tech stocks have taken a dive recently, you can bet they won't stay down.  Read story

Smart Money Shakes Out Stocks

By Robert A. Mamis |  Sep 1, 1981

Hectic price fluctuations are ahead, and the prudent investor has to be open to change.  Read story

Take A Risk: It's Safer

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1981

Buying stocks of small, high-flying companies may seem chancy, but the payoffs should make even conservative investors take notice.  Read story

The Small Investor Finally Has An Edge

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1981

It's been a while since individuals could do better than institutions in the stock market.  Read story

The Price/earnings Ratio: Time For A Second Look

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jun 1, 1981

A company's profits may not be the best indicator of investment value.  Read story

Foiling Laptop Larceny Fast

By Robert A. Mamis

Used-computer brokerages have compiled lists of stolen PCs, reuniting owners with equipment and reassuring buyers.  Read story