Investors who need a nervous habit but don't want to mess up their manicure. A term used to describe the market capitalization of one segment of stock issues. You deserve to have your ankles bitten if you're keeping that four year olds money in a piggy bank. The Professor tried but couldn't get at his ankles. These smaller companies have a tendency to outperform the larger firms.
Many theories abound.
How about, smaller companies have more potential growth. Or you might hear that smaller companies are less followed by analysts and institutions and, when finally found, register dramatic gains. If you consider yourself a conservative investor, many of the mid to larger cap stocks should find their way into your portfolio. That's where you'll find list after list of stocks that are the results of some of our best searches. The lists are broken down by Micro, Small, Mid and Large cap designations.