11.   As Allyn suggested, small cap stocks, which have been inching higher lately, did very little Tuesday.

12.   Brad Lewis runs three Fidelity funds, but his latest, the small cap stock fund, has had an outflow despite good performance recently.

13.   A recent report by Prudential Securities said small caps respond particularly well to such rate cuts.

14.   A. Typically, you see small caps outperform when you get stabilization and recovery.

15.   A. Traditionally, small caps are financially more vulnerable than large caps, because credit markets tighten up on them.

16.   According to Burbank, in the small cap universe, it is still possible to find such creatures.

17.   But for long-term investors, those with a horizon of more than six months, most of the reasons for investing in small caps are right there.

18.   But more important, analysts say, is the relative attractiveness of small caps.

19.   But small caps and cyclical stocks did well.

20.   But small caps were outperforming large caps as we entered this downturn.