By Steven Raineri, Vice President, Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Small Cap Value Fund
Many investors overlook lesser-known smaller companies in favor of well-known behemoths, but there are some mighty values in small-capitalization (cap) stocks, according to Franklin Small Cap Value Fund Portfolio Manager Steve Raineri. He outlines five things for investors to consider.
Although small-cap stocks have performed well over the past decade, they have tended to underperform the large-cap stocks that have propelled the US equity bull market to record highs. In 2019, for example, many investors seemed to be concerned about how