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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...