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• a  of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars

• GROWING UP FAST Investors often overlook new funds, especially small-caps without long track records.
• If you don't have time to research individual companies, consider a solid small-cap fund like Babson Enterprise II or Berger Small Cap Value, or a Russell 2000 index fund, which .
• While large-cap funds converge toward mediocrity, small-cap performance is all over the place.

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News & Articles

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• A Look at Japanese Small-Cap ETFs
  Small-cap Japan exchange traded funds are slated to benefit the most from the Japanese economic recovery and a turnaround in the Nikkei. Many of the Japanese small-cap companies are focused on domestic ...
  June 17, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance
• Spicing Your Portfolio With Small-Cap REITs
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's not surprising many of the large real estate investment trusts fell victim to the latest sell-off in dividend stocks triggered by rise in Treasuries. \ It's also not surprising to see the dominant index-driven large-cap REITs absorbed most of the decline in value, while the small-cap REITs managed to fly under the radar. The tradeoff for investing in large-cap stocks ...
  June 17, 2013 - TheStreet.com
• Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Small-Cap Mutual Funds - Best of Funds
  For investors looking for diversification across different sectors and companies, small-cap funds would be a good choice. These funds invest in different small cap firms from various sectors,
  June 14, 2013 - Nasdaq