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Independent analysis from Ford Equity Research reveals that the top-performing stocks of the past decade were not blue chips like General Electric or Microsoft, but these small, obscure companies:

• Clean Harbors — Up 1,995%
• Gilead Sciences — Up 1,816%
• XTO Energy — Up 1,629%
  *Returns from October 1997 to October 2007

Imagine if you had invested $15,000 in just one of these stocks back in 1998…

You would have more than quarter of a million dollars!

Starting today you don't need to use your imagination to know what it's like to amass a small fortune. Hardworking people just like you are building lasting wealth by investing in unfamiliar, cash-generating businesses, like the companies listed above, before the big institutional players on Wall Street scoop them up.

And you can too. All it will cost you to find out how is 7 minutes of your time today.

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How to turn your nest egg into a fortune

Each year, millions of Americans diligently sock away money for retirement in 401(k)s, in investments like mutual funds and blue chip stocks. You may be one of them.

It's tough to argue against gradually building out a nest egg using this strategy. That's exactly what we are taught growing up: work hard, save your money, and everything will work out. For most people this plan pays off, but since you're reading this you may have bigger plans.

Maybe you want to start your own business, build an addition on your house, send your kids to college, or give more to your favorite charity. If so, and if you want to increase your chances of making these dreams a reality, you need an edge.

History proves that one of the surest ways to build wealth more quickly and surely is by adding a few carefully selected small-cap stocks in your investment portfolio.

You see, while a portfolio made up largely of mutual funds and large-cap stocks will appreciate nicely over time, it won't likely double your investment — at least not anytime soon.

For that you want to own high-growth companies whose share price can realistically rise many times in value.
Here's why…

Take a widely held company like ExxonMobil, for example. The oil giant would have to pack on another $430 BILLION in market capitalization to double your investment — a monumental feat to be sure.

Now consider a smaller company like Black & Decker. The power tools leader would have to pack on just $3.5 billion — less than 1/100th of ExxonMobil's value — to double your money. A much more reasonable figure, you'll agree.

It's no wonder that not one of the top-performing stocks of last year was a familiar, large cap company. Instead, they were unknown, underfollowed companies like…

• First Solar — Up 837%
• National Oilwell Varco — Up 128%
• China Southern Airlines — Up 193%

You can see how adding companies like these can have a dramatic effect on your long-term wealth. Best of all, it doesn't take a large portfolio allocation or extreme risk of capital to reap the benefits of small-cap stocks.

How do you find stocks that can double or triple your money?

According to research from Ibbotson Associates, small-cap stocks have put up annualized returns of 17.5% since 1976. While large-cap stocks have returned just 12.8% annually. Over time, the effect on your wealth can be staggering.

Consider: If you invested $10,000 in large caps in 1976, today you would have $471,944. Not a bad result.

If you put you that same $10,000 solely in small caps, you would have $1.7 million!

You read that right, $1.7 million! Obviously, that can mean the difference between retiring "comfortably" and living out your dreams on St. Thomas.

So how do you find these stocks?

It's actually quite simple in theory. Invest in small companies that enjoy rising demand for their products, have great business models, firm financial foundations, and straightforward management teams that hold significant stakes in their businesses.

In practice, you need something else — good old-fashioned discipline and hard work

That's why The Motley Fool has an entire team of analysts dedicated to helping you find these rare cash machines. Their documented track record of digging up highly-profitable, under-followed companies with tremendous potential for growth is why thousands of investors subscribe to Hidden Gems.

As members of Motley Fool Hidden Gems, they have the opportunity to invest in the market's most profitable stocks before they make their big moves. Now, you can too. For example…

This Hidden Gem turned every $2,000 invested into $9,780

Just because a stock puts up big gains, doesn't mean it's an internet start-up or breakout biotech. Often the best performing small-cap stocks are little companies with simple business models that are on the forefront of a global megatrend.

For example, fast food and casual dining.

Demand for faster, yet higher quality food is sky-rocketing around the world, especially in emerging markets like China. This puts a lot of pressure on restaurants looking for a competitive edge. And that's exactly where our first hidden gem comes in.

This commercial oven manufacturer makes ovens that cook super-fast and preserve food quality, all while consuming less energy than the standard commercial oven. Giving restaurants who switch to these ovens an advantage by allowing them to save on their power bills and generate more revenue by getting more orders out faster.

Some of the world's top restaurant chains — Pizza Hut, McDonald's, KFC, and Red Lobster — already rely on this company's ovens to help fuel their growth and meet demand. And when you consider this company's superior management and an ever-increasing demand for its products, it's easy to see why a 389% increase in value in under 5 years is only the beginning.

This Hidden Gem counts Ford and Raytheon among its biggest customers

This small company also dominates a highly-specialized niche industry that's off most people's radar, not to mention Wall Street's.

If you've ever watched a movie where commandos sneak into a dark warehouse with their guns drawn, peering down their thermal sights at the heat signatures of the bad guys, then you've seen this company's technology in action.

In real life, these thermal sights give our armed forces a huge advantage. And it's all made possible thanks to high-tech components developed by this tiny company in a little town just outside Pittsburgh.

It supplies the world's most advanced industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense companies with crucial laser and optics components. For example, Ford utilizes lasers in their manufacturing processes, medical offices use diagnostic and surgical lasers on a day-to-day basis, and defense contractors, like Raytheon, use lasers in their targeting and imaging systems.

With demand for sophisticated laser and optics products projected to grow in the coming years, this company is in the perfect position to cash in. It's no surprise that this stock is only getting started with a 117% gain in 2 years.

And those are just two examples of many. Taken together, 123 Hidden Gems recommendations are collectively beating the market by a staggering margin. Have a look…

Of course we'd never suggest that all Hidden Gems recommendations are winners. This chart reflects our winners and disappointments alike. But you can see why Hidden Gems subscribers are convinced that the next 10-bagger (a stock that goes up 1,000% in value) may already be on the Hidden Gems scorecard. In fact, it may even be this international small-cap that's already up 186% in 31 months:

China's answer to Expedia.com

Investors are pouring their money into China looking to get a piece of its massive economic and manufacturing boom. But investors who are looking to get on board with the next big public Chinese company like $247 billion goliath, PetroChina, are missing a much larger trend at play.

It has to do with one of the biggest beneficiary's of all this growth – the prosperous Chinese middle class. A decade ago, making a better life for yourself and having the chance to own a home meant you had to leave China. Today, China's growing middle class is flush with working professionals and entrepreneurs who are achieving this dream at home.

With higher salaries and a better quality of life comes an increase in disposable income. And while many Chinese are still saving up for their first car or home, others want to spend their cash right now and get away with a vacation.

As China's No. 1 travel agency, this company's millions of middle class Chinese customers are booking flights, hotels, and traveling the world. Last year alone, this website booked 9.6 million hotel room nights.

With 1.3 billion citizens and an economy that's no slowing in sight, this could easily be one of the largest travel agencies in the world.

If you put $5,000 in each of these stocks at the time they were recommended to Hidden Gems subscribers you would have amassed $60,000 in just under five years!

Of course small-cap investing does not come without risks. Small companies can fare more business risk than larger entrenched companies, especially in recessions. That's why Hidden Gems analysts are highly-sensitive and always disclose all risks when recommending a small-cap stock.

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