Discover the small firm effect—a theory where small-cap stocks often outperform large-cap stocks, offering unique growth ...
High-quality small-cap stocks perform significantly better. These 12 companies fit that description. Small-cap stock investors may want to tone down their enthusiasm over the Russell 2000 breaking out ...
The January effect, initially observed in small-cap stocks, has diminished over time, likely due to randomness rather than a true market anomaly. From 1979 to 2024, November and December have been the ...
Wall Street was off to a volatile start in 2025, following a steep sell-off in the final weeks of 2024. Notably, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index fell 8.4% in December, marking its worst month since ...
The word “rotation” has trended heavily in reference to investment performance in 2025. As I discussed in last week’s column, several long-running market trends have reversed this year. Bonds have ...
Wall Street had a wobbly start to 2026, with major stock indices ending the year’s first trading day with a mixed note. While the S&P 500 inched up 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7 ...
Small-cap stock investors may want to tone down their enthusiasm over the Russell 2000 breaking out. That’s because researchers have found that the so-called small-cap effect — the tendency for ...