Market Strategists Say the Best Investment Opportunities Now Are in Small-Cap Stocks. 5 Stocks to Buy if They're Right.
If you've been investing for less than 20 years, then you've never experienced the stock market opportunity that exists right now. And if you have been investing that long, you know the present opportunity is rare.
The S&P 500 is an index (collection of stocks) that holds about 500 of the biggest, most profitable U.S.-based public companies. By contrast, the Russell 2000 holds 2,000 of the smallest stocks. And over the past year, these two indexes have gone in completely opposite directions.
Whereas the S&P 500 is up about 16%, the Russell 2000 is down about 4% -- that's a rare divergence. Even the S&P 600, which is another index for small-cap stocks, is down about 5%.
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