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Here is a little more information on each fund including their inception date, assets under management, average market cap, fund manager, and top holdings as of YE 2012:

TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund (WEIMX), Inception Date:

As the population grows and wealth grows, so does the overall demand for food. Worldwide food demand is expected to double by 2050. The trickle down effect on the

Greystone Logistics is a manufacturing and leasing company that designs, manufactures, sells and leases high quality plastic pallets that provide logistical solutions needed by

The growth of Whole Foods is not only a testament to management at the company but also the broader population's need, want, and desire to eat healthy. Whole Foods and analysts call this trend "Trading up" as consumers are willing to pay more to eat healthy. Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb said it best, "In an economic environment that is proving to be difficult for many retailers, we are thriving." Operating margins were an industry leading

In 2010, US Pizza Sales were $35 billion, up 1% over 2009. Independents owned 57% of pizzerias and controlled 48% of sales. After independents, the Top Three pizza chains are Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza (DPZ), and Papa Johns (PZZA). Pizza Hut, which is owned by Yum!

Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSIX) is a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emissions-certified, alternative-fuel engines. A significant portion of their sales are natural gas engines. Their focus is on engines for industrial applications but they also are moving into the on-road market with an 8.8L engine that they recently released. Their customers are mostly OEMs that incorporate the engines into their products. They have three main competitive advantages including:

1. They have agreements in place with many OEMs (e.g. 8 of the 12 top fork lift companies) which would be difficult for someone else to replicate. They estimate that over 70% of the power systems they supply are provided to major OEM customers

Natural gas in North America is at very low prices especially when compared to oil prices. This is due in large part to the abundant availability of natural gas in the US and new horizontal drilling techniques

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To date, Patient Safety Technologies (PSTX.OB) and their SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System have:

• Over 75 million sponges accounted for.
• Over 3.6 million procedures performed.
• 264 hospitals have signed up to implement the system. 171 were implemented as of 4/27/12 and the majority of the remaining 93 will be implemented by July 2012.
• 7 of the 17 U.S. News &

Alexco Resource Corporation (AXU)

Alexco is a very interesting story. The company, originally an environmental remediation company, landed control of the Keno Hill silver district in the Yukon by being able to package a clean-up plus restoration proposal. The Keno Hill district is

Probably the single more important thing I find so attractive about mining is that Company ABC will target mining a specific commodity(or commodities) at a specific cost at a specific rate per day/year for a certain number of years and sell said commodity at market prices. That's pretty much it.

With traditional

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Planet Payment is a leading provider of international payment processing and multi-currency processing services. The company has over 25,000 active merchant locations in 16 countries across the Asia Pacific, North America, Middle East, Africa, and Europe. In a nutshell Planet Payment facilitates the growing international consumer.

Planet Payment's flagship offerings are their multi-currency processing services, which include Pay In Your Currency and Multi-Currency Pricing. These purchases enable merchants to offer customized pricing in multiple currencies and enable acquiring banks, processors and merchants to

Mitek Systems was incorporated in 1986 and went public in the early 1990's. The company historically provided financial institutions with advanced imaging and analytics software to authenticate and extract data from checks and other documents. The company was an unknown until 2009 when smart phone camera technology made it possible for Mitek to develop mobile apps for the banking industry. Since then Mitek has rolled out a mobile banking suite which includes Mobile Deposit®, Mobile Photo Bill Pay™, Mobile ACH™ and Mobile Balance Transfer™. Mobile Deposit has quickly gained market penetration with 250 financial institutions, including eight

TechPrecision Corp. (TPCS.OB) $0.90: The company makes large metal fabricated components for several industries including Alternative Energy, Nuclear, Med-Tech, Aerospace & Defense, and Industrial. TechPrecision is expected to grow revenues 50% next year to $60 million and earn 20c+ fully diluted after tax.

Over the next decade Brazil is expected to become an agricultural super power, thus making it one of the largest users of potash fertilizers on the planet. Brazil has 500 million hectares of potentially arable

Oil and natural gas account for more than 60% of our energy in the United States. The U.S. is the world's third- largest producer, with more than 500,000 producing wells that produce almost 2 billion BOE per year. Currently 25% of this production is offshore while the remainder is produced on shore. Within the United States 31 states produce Crude Oil, while 33 states produce Natural Gas. Unconventional natural gas via Coal bed methane and shale gas, have increased in activity through the years. As a micro cap investor, I’m mainly drawn to the smaller oil and gas producers with strong production profiles that have properties in the most prolific fields. Here are a few oil & gas micro caps that we’ve been discussing at MicroCapClub.

American Standard Energy Corp (ASEN.OB), $3.60 PPS, $142m market cap: American Standard was formed about a year ago to

Bacterin International Holdings, Inc (BONE), PPS $2.95, $117m market cap: Bacterin has grown revenues 100% per year for the last three years (based on FY 2011 Guidance), and is expected to grow 70% in 2012. The company operates two divisions: The Biologics division

The Cash Store (CSFS), $8.70 PPS, $150 million market cap, 5.4% Dividend Yield: The Cash Store is a leading provider of alternative financial products and services in Canada with a growing presence in the U.K. It acts as a broker to facilitate short-term advances and provide other financial services. The company provides various alternative financial products, including payday loans, signature loans, check cashing, injury loans, prepaid MasterCards, money transfer services, prepaid phone cards, title loans, payment