In past recessions, recovery and new jobs have emerged from start-ups and small growth companies.
The small growth in the smokeless division is not nearly enough to offset the hemorrhage in mainstay cigarettes.
Here we are looking to protect and maintain capital while generating small growth.
At Peterson Partners, a small growth capital firm, we decided our business was going to be all about the entrepreneurs we backed.
Since 1979, the small growth companies we track for our 200 Best list have undergone a myriad of transformations: LBOs, mergers, bankruptcies, name changes, ticker changes.
This small growth fell far short of the increase in invested capital in 2012, leading to a decline in return on invested capital ( ROIC) to 10%.
The AmSouth Small Cap Growth Fund, with a 5.5% load and 1.6% expense ratio, has beaten the Target Small Capitalization Growth Fund, which is a no-load and charges 1%.
More important, however, Joel Moskowitz of Ceradyne seems to have demonstrated that, if they play it right, small growth companies can find true happiness in the arms of corporate giants.
The recent decline in the jobless rate has been misleading, the result of a surprisingly small growth in the workforce (as discouraged workers drop out) as much as fast job creation.
Their data show that large value stocks have returned 10.8% per annum compared with 8.7% for large growth stocks, and small value stocks have returned 13.9% versus 9% for small growth stocks.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, NNN and JDSU collectively make up 1.43% of the Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio ETF (PXSG) which is up by about 0.9% on the day Friday.
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While not exactly robust, early in a recovery cycle it is positive to see at least small growth in this figure based on the logic that, with more money in circulation more money gets spent by consumers.
Small caps and growth stocks are outperforming and small cap growth itself has been the superstar thus far in 2011 (up 5.13% YTD versus, say, large cap value up 3.38% thus far this year).
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Kevin Kennedy , editor of the top-performing Coolcat Explosive Small Cap Growth Stock Report, is always on the prowl for small stocks showing relative strength, though he's more partial to momentum than fundamentals.
Now, Governor Romney and I do share a deep interest in encouraging small business growth.
Domestic funds in the small cap growth category for example led the pack in 2010.
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Even Kevin Kennedy, publisher of the Coolcat Explosive Small Cap Growth Stock Report, is becoming more bullish.
Oberweis Report Editor Jim Oberweis has earned 1, 000% returns and higher in dozens of small cap growth stocks.
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And today we see very small job growth last month, more people dropping out of the job market.
Most of the small business growth comes from companies with under 100 employees.
Oberweis Report Editor Jim Oberweis has earned 1, 000% returns and higher in Baidu.com and dozens more small cap growth stocks.
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Mirroring this pattern, Marshall Small Cap Growth (MRSCX) is down over 3% this year after gaining nearly 36% in 2010.
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This development can play a vital role in spurring small business growth and hiring, which remains one of our country's most important issues.
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