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U.S. small-cap stocks have staged an epic rally over the past month as the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time since 2020. Has the time for small caps finally come?
Favoring stocks with good dividend growth—and not just those with big yields—is a sensible strategy. It can be tested, though, as the market rout in the fourth quarter of last year shows.