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Small-Cap Stocks: The Most Important Trend Headed into 2009

Yesterday we got confirmation that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter. And most economists expect the downturn to accelerate, with GDP checking in as low as negative 6% in the fourth quarter. Here’s why I’m not concerned…

A more important trend is emerging. Remember, on November 19 I told you to consider going big, by going small with small caps. Well, the markets didn’t leave much time for preparation.

In that short span, small caps jumped 6.38%, almost tripling the returns of large caps, based on the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes. Of course, it’s…

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