General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 7, 1998

James O. Collins – Insight Capital Research & Management

Insight Capital Research & Management, Inc. was founded in 1988 by JAMES O. COLLINS and Lisa K. Miller. Mr. Collins had developed Insight's disciplined, three-step stock selection method over a 30 year period. He made his first investments in small/mid 'cap growth stocks in 1956 which spawned a career in the investment field, including managing institutional accounts, a mutual fund, and private client portfolios. Teamed with Lisa Miller's management experience and knowledge of compliance procedures, the two principals founded the firm in 1988 to provide asset management services to institutional investors and private clients. Mr. Collins earned his MBA at Harvard, his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Profile
TWST: Would you try to put some perspective on what's been happening in

the small cap marketplace over the last year?

Mr. Collins: I'd take a look at a shorter time period. If you go back