Don't bother. Index funds will beat everyone but .000001% of people. Even most of those who beat an index fund lose once you account for the amount of time wast

Don't bother. Index funds will beat everyone but .000001% of people. Even most of those who beat an index fund lose once you account for the amount of time wasted (what I mean by this is that if you took the time you spend and converted that into money and put it into an index fund you would not come out ahead using the active strategy). If you insist, from what I've read algorithmic trading, small companies (not necessarily startups) and companies that have had significant changes, e.g. new management seem to be popular.