IR Insight

IR Insight is a Investor Relations publication providing information on the most innovative investor relations practices and services available.
Investor Relations – It’s Never Too Soon

Investor Relations – It’s Never Too Soon

A common misconception shared by “Leaders of public companies” is the unshakeable belief that if they run their company well, achieve their milestones, make good profits, then investors and the financial community will beat a path to their door.  In practice, this...

Keep it Simple with Plain Language

Keep it Simple with Plain Language

By Sandra Rogoza Prior to presenting our investor relations services to a prospective client, I frequently engage my peers in the financial community for feedback.  Some of the questions I ask are: “Would you invest in this company?” “Why or why not?” “What is your...

Effective “IR” More than just Visibility

Effective “IR” More than just Visibility

When people think of Investor Relations firms they often think that they are expensive and not worth the money they are paid. That may be true in some instances, but that is not a reflection on the Investor Relations industry but rather that firm itself. As with many...

Good Trading Liquidity is Not a Matter of Luck

Good Trading Liquidity is Not a Matter of Luck

Robin M. Sundstrom IRonside Investor Relations Inc. IR people hear the same complaint about many small-cap stocks.  Portfolio managers, brokers, and traders alike will tell us, “There’s no liquidity.”   “It trades by appointment.”  “If I want to trade it, I almost...

Five Investor Relations Goals

Five Investor Relations Goals

The practice of Investor Relations has moved beyond regulatory filings and stock promotion. Issuers must both meet a standard of trust and help the company reduce its longer-term cost of capital. Today’s demands for timely, thorough disclosure, give every company the...

Fee-Based Equity Research – A Primer

Fee-Based Equity Research – A Primer

By Vikas Ranjan So you want to invest in small cap companies, the ones that typically make up more than 60% of a stock exchange’s list. As a prelude you want to read some research, the kind that is available from scores of different sources for the large Blue Chip...

Availability: The Secret to Investor Relations?

Availability: The Secret to Investor Relations?

Today’s competitive market demands that companies attend to the needs and wants of their investors.  In the case of emerging companies this can be especially important.  Unlike more developed corporations, newly listed pre-revenue companies do not have the financial...

Tailor the Audience to the Message

Tailor the Audience to the Message

By Stephen Kilmer I was directly introduced to the wonderful world of IR in 1997 by accepting the position of Manager of Investor Relations with Toronto, Ontario-based “LASIK” eye surgery pioneer, TLC Vision Corporation. The first years at TLC were marked by...

No News Is Bad News…

No News Is Bad News…

Especially during market crashes and economic downturns By Jeffrey Stanger President, ITB Solutions One thing I can’t stand is waiting at an airport for my delayed flight with no information or any announced reason for the delay. Returning from my last trip to the...

IR and Market Makers in the Mix

IR and Market Makers in the Mix

By Robin Sundstrom, IRonside IR Pretty much everyone who deals with small-cap stocks in Canada has complained about sluggish trading volume at some point.  It is often an issue for companies with small floats or market capitalizations – “pico-caps”, as one portfolio...

Investor Relations Made Easier

Investor Relations Made Easier

By Ron Weinberger More than 7,700 publicly traded companies are listed on North American stock exchanges, generating up to 3,500 press releases each business day. As if that weren’t enough of a challenge, the average stockbroker follows fewer than 15 stocks. “What...

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