Investors in penny stocks should be prepared for the possibility that they may lose their whole investment. — SEC. The world of pennies is inhabited by hardworking average Joes hoping to strike it rich, pumpers and dumpers, hypesters and scammers. In pennies, the logic and reason that applies in the rest of daily life is replaced by zeal and prayer. — Fool.com Instead of [penny] stocks investors should invest in blankets, that way they’ll have something to keep them warm after they’ve lost all their money when the company goes under. — Amy Riekhof Fluffy marketing is one thing, but faking contracts or alluding to pending deals that never will transpire is another. Typically, these companies have products that will "revolutionise" an industry and make them "the next big thing". Take everything you read with a fistful of salt in the market in general — but especially when it comes to penny stocks and microcaps. – InvestorPlace.com Let’s say you find a health-care company that is tryin...
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