MFMS News and Press, Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth

In each of the past three calendar years, small cap stocks in the U.S. have lagged their large cap counterparts by roughly 6-7% per year. This trend accelerated even more dramatically in the first quarter of 2020 as small caps underperformed large caps by over 10%-a magnitude larger than any q...

By Payal Lakhani AT A Glance The Russell US Indexes' annual reconstitution process is critical to maintaining accurate representation of U.S. equity markets. The reconstitution is a major event in the U.S. equity calendar, presenting risk management challenges for some and trade opp...

It's not necessarily their intent, but when most investors begin their hunt for a new stock pick, it starts and ends with a large-cap name (a stock with a market capitalization of $10 billion to $200 billion). They're simply easier to find, to the point where investors often just stumble acros...