The rally rested on an assumption: rates would keep falling, borrowing would get cheaper, and smaller companies would benefit most. Then the assumption broke. The Fed raised rates in September for the ...
Small-cap REITs have taken a beating this year; shares in my sample set of 91 REITs (under $4 billion in market cap) have fallen an average of -7.1% year-to-date. As you can see below, there are two ...
The big September swipe down in interest rates by the Federal Reserve is a positive move for small-cap stocks, but fundamentals need to be better for that cohort to sustain a leadership role in the ...