Tag: Smaller cap companies

5 Small-Cap Stocks For Investors Who Can Handle Risk

5 Small-Cap Stocks For Investors Who Can Handle Risk

| September 18, 2018

These small caps are high-risk stocks with possible high rewards Generally, investors who own widely-held stocks or mega-cap companies can hope to at least match the market’s performance. But beating the market can often require diving into small-cap stocks — stocks whose companies have market caps of $2 billion or less. These smaller companies just […]

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Is Small Cap Strength Sustainable?

Is Small Cap Strength Sustainable?

| January 24, 2017

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 […]

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