Explore the best small-cap index funds, including iShares Russell 2000, for their potential as economic indicators and ...

The cap rate spread over the 10-year Treasury yield is normally positive, reflecting the additional risks inherent in real estate assets (Exhibit 1). The risk premium is generally considered necessary ...

It is no secret that small-cap stocks have struggled this year — and last year, too. In fact, they have underperformed their large-cap peers for more than a decade now. But one chart-watcher on ...

Small-cap stocks have significantly underperformed larger-cap names this year The popular sentiment is that small-cap stocks are a leading indicator of the economy and the rest of the market. Based on ...

The Russell 2000 Index, which tracks small- and mid-cap stocks, will be lower in a year’s time, according to the indicator I follow that has the best record forecasting the stock market’s 12-month ...

U.S. stocks rallied after last week's favorable central bank outcomes, sending the small-cap ETF to an annual high "…Another volatility pop would likely push the VIX into the range between 26-30. If ...