By James Royal
From Bankrate.com
Knowledge is power on Wall Street, and investing pros have the reputation of being the most knowledgeable. But if you’re not a pro? Well, individual investors can still take advantage of many of the pros’ top techniques and turn some of their own knowledge into real investing success.
Individual investors have many advantages over the big institutional investors—especially the ability to invest with a long-term mentality and to buy out-of-the-way hidden gems. But they can also leverage information to identify some potentially high-flying stocks, too.
Here are a few of the best ways for individual investors to research stocks and get a leg up on their professional counterparts, as well as one way they can keep more of those gains….