As long as hedge fund and private equity managers show customers that their stellar investing performance is worth it, they'll keep earning those big fees. But can they?

This week's investment idea is Chinese technology firm Comtech (Nasdaq: COGO), one of Growth Report's favorite picks.

VOIP pioneer Vonage Holdings (NYSE: VG) continues to generate bad press after its recent IPO. And, an update on NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES).

Small businesses are absolutely booming. Plus, an update on Bronco Drilling (Nasdaq: BRNC). And, Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announces an agreement to distribute Warner Bros. content through BitTorrent Inc.'s peer-to-peer system.

Oil Hits Yet Another New High. Plus GE (NYSE: GE) used to be the harbinger for the U.S. economy, but now that role has expanded the role over. And, the cable industry touts bundling as its savior, but will "unbundling" prove to be the stronger force?

Is Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) a victim of its own success? And, a review of Jeremy Siegel's new book The Future for Investors: Why the Tried and the True Triumph Over the Bold and the New.

With plans to acquire BellSouth (NYSE: BLS), AT&T (NYSE: T) is set to become the largest telecom in the U.S. once again. And Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) is trading at a 52-week low, while Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is in the midst of a successful turnaround: Which stock is the more compelling investment?

Warren Buffett recently released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) shareholders. Find out what wisdom he has to share. Also, Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) shares surge after the company reaches a settlement with NTP Inc. And, much was made of eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) acquiring of Skype. But are big Internet acquisitions really that valuable?

The month of January has seen the Russell 2000 index gain 8.9%; we explain the so-called "January effect" and why microcaps belong in your portfolio. Also a look at Broadcom's (Nasdaq: BRCM) recent rise. And will the new film "Bubble" change the way movies are distributed?

Could we be seeing the end of Research in Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) popular Blackberry? MasterCard will be going public soon. We weigh the merits of investing in Big Plastic. Thanks to Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM), the broadband chipmaker, is getting a new lease on life.

A look at the peformance of past Big Idea Investment Ideas. And could broadband over power line (BPL) be poised to give cable and DSL a run for their money?

In this issue, Rising Star Stocks Editor Ian Wyatt brings you highlights from the 9th annual Gilder|Forbes Telecosm Conference. This week's investment idea operates in the booming Chinese advertising industry.

This week's Big Idea features guest columnist Andy Kessler. Andy writes about the situation between Verizon and the city of Philadelphia and wonders if this situation is the start of a nationwide trend. Also in this issue we look at the rumors of a Microsoft-AOL alliance, and Growth Report market columnist, Peter Henig ponders the long-term viability of investing in gold.

In this issue we present a micro cap mobile content company, Summus, as our stock idea. Part II of Ian Wyatt's three part series on investing in China: Why China? Why Now? And finally we look at why young people are abandoning traditional media outlets for news and information.

Pete Henig looks at getting in at the bottom of stocks vs. playing momentum at the top. We look at ways that growth stock superstar Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) continues to position itself for growth. Autobytel (Nasdaq: ABTL) is this issue's stock pick.