Large-cap stocks will often have inflated prices since everyone’s paying attention to them.
An investment strategy fit for those looking to take on a little more risk in their portfolio. As the name suggests, small cap investing involves purchasing stock of small companies with smaller market capitalization (usually between $300 million and $2 billion). Small Cap stocks are appealing to investors due to their ability to go unnoticed. Large-cap stocks will often have inflated prices since everyone’s paying attention to them. Small cap stocks tend to have less attention on them because: a) investors stay away from their riskiness and b) institutional investors (like mutual funds) have restrictions when it comes to investing in small cap companies. Small cap investing should only be used by more experienced stock investors as they are more volatile and therefore difficult to trade.