Tag: Russell 2000
7 Signs Will Confirm The End Is Near For The Market
The bull market run since March 2009, when unprecedented money printing became the economic driver du jour, recently become the longest in history without a 20%-plus correction. Past stock bubbles have lasted five years; six years max. This one is now 9.8 years old –off the charts. We have the unprecedented major tax cut and […]
3 Small-Cap Stocks With 5%+ Dividend Yields
The Russell 2000 Index holds approximately 2,000 small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index focuses on the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, and therefore the Russell 2000 Index is viewed as a benchmark for small-cap stocks. Small-cap stocks often do not pay dividends to shareholders, and if they do, usually have low dividend yields. Small companies need to […]
10 Small-Caps Leading The Market Rebound
The less Donald Trump speaks about trade war, the more investors bid up stocks Stocks blitzed higher Monday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average back up and over its 50-day moving average, as investors continue to respond to Friday’s “Goldilocks” payroll report. Job gains came in stronger than expected. The unemployment rate rose, however, as workers reentered […]
Why These 2 “Laggards” Need To Be In Your Portfolio
Do you believe in the power of positivity? If so, roll up to Wall Street… because it’s abundant. According to the Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism index, investor optimism is at its second-highest level. The survey of 1,015 Americans with $10,000 to spend outside of their retirement funds recently hit 140 points – just […]
Small-Cap’s Road Back To Normal
Portfolio Manager Chuck Royce (CR) and Co-CIO Francis Gannon (FG) look at both 2Q17 and the year’s first half and see a consolidating asset class ready to make its next move up. What is your take on small-caps in the first half of 2017? Were you surprised that growth outpaced value? CR Coming into this year, we absolutely […]
3 Dramatic Reversals In The Small-Cap Market
Co-CIO Francis Gannon discusses the dramatic reversals in the small-cap asset class and how they could impact 2017. The small-cap market saw three major reversals last year, in what was a very dramatic year within the small-cap asset class. We had the completion of a bear market in February, the lows of the market in […]
Is Small Cap Strength Sustainable?
Small caps have surged since Election Day. As shown in Figure 1, the small cap Russell 2000 Index has outperformed the large cap S&P 500 by 8.1% since November 8, 2016. The relative strength has been driven by several election-related factors, including prospects for corporate tax reform, deregulation, and President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to encourage […]
Small Caps Up 10 Days In A Row—Too Late To Buy?
Small caps have been on fire, as the Russell 2000 has been up 10 consecutive days for the first time since March 2013. As we noted in our Weekly Market Commentary: “What A Week,” small caps could be one of the groups to benefit from a Trump presidency, due to easier credit standards and their […]
Find More Of The Best Penny Stocks In 2016
Want to find more of the best penny stocks in 2016? Be very, very picky. This is a time to be selective, to be demanding, and to ignore penny stocks where a lot of different things have to go right in order to make money. 2016 will be a year when you can expect things […]
China’s Plummeting… Is It Time To Sell Stock?
Chinese Stocks Plummet – Should We Sell Stocks Too? It’s ugly out there. You can’t go three minutes without seeing news on the plummeting market in China. Everyone’s asking… is now the time to sell stocks? I’ll give you the answer in just a moment… but first… how bad is it in China? China’s U-G-L-Y! […]
Second Half 2015 Penny Stock Predictions
How’s The Second Half Of 2015 Shaping Up? Today is the last day of June. But you know that. As the calendar turns, we move into the second half of the year… and this gives us a moment to reflect on what has been… and what will be. When I look back on the first […]
