Starting small is usually good advice when beginning a new endeavor. If you’re trying to get back in shape, a quick run or light workout is a better starting point than a marathon. However, that logic ...

It’s common knowledge that small-cap stocks are generally more volatile than their large-cap counterparts. Some reasons proposed for this include lower liquidity, reduced analyst coverage, and more ...

If you bought a small-cap fund and a large-cap fund recently, I bet it took you longer to find a good small-cap fund. Limited capacity means there are fewer good small-cap funds, and some of those ...

Small cap stocks can be a promising source of growth in your portfolio. But they are hard to pick, and unpredictable. The Russell 2000, an index of US-based small cap stocks, hit a new all-time high ...

IShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF’s IJR low fee, broad diversification, and profitability bias makes it hard to beat. These funds track the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, which collects the smallest 600 stocks ...

Capital at risk. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. So-called ‘small-cap’ stocks are the shares of companies with relatively low market ...