Tiny Titans: A Brief History After he published his book in 2006, James O’Shaughnessy became a household name in financial circles. In particular, he is known for creating the “Tiny Titans” stock screener, an algorithm which has become celebrated for delivering extremely high returns, albeit somewhat volatile ones. O’Shaughnessy’s screen focuses on low-cost tickers with small market caps. His reasoning goes that, as small as these companies are, most analysts ignore them in their investigations, and large, well-known mutual funds are unable to buy shares without subsequently altering the price. This lack of attention suggests that there quite a few

Tyler has worked with us for about 4 years: doing anything that needed doing. From testing (tedious but critical) to creating new strategies that manage risk and optimize returns, to writing articles (137 of them!), handling customer issues and more. He has also created much of the course work that students use to learn investing, including the Equities Lab 101 course on every account. He’s been a joy to work with, a massive help, and more, and we are going to miss him.I say farewell to Tyler McCain for the best possible of reasons: he has succeeded in launching his