The end of an era: thank you Paul Scott

After 12 remarkable years of prolific output, I'm writing to share some significant news with the Stockopedia community. Paul Scott, the anchor of the Small Cap Value Report, will be moving on to new ventures. While this marks the end of an era, it also begins an exciting new chapter for Stockopedia’s editorial and community.

An outstanding contribution

Some of you might remember Paul's earliest contributions as “Paulypilot” on the Motley Fool message boards in the noughties. After the financial crisis, Paul began an ambitious mission to become a walking encyclopedia of small-cap knowledge, publishing daily “Small Cap Report” news analysis on his own blog. After launching the subscription service at Stockopedia, we met Paul and were so impressed with his output that we syndicated his daily reports. They eventually became a permanent fixture on the Stockopedia site as the Small Cap Value Report, which became an institution in its own right, backed up by Graham Neary, Roland Head, Jack Brumby and other writers over the years.

Paul's conviction as a small-cap investor, keen analytical eye and prolific output have served and the community here so well over the years. He has a great ability to spot both financial disasters in the...