51.   Money manager starts a new small cap fund, putting his entire net worth into the kitty.

52.   Moreover, analyst coverage of small caps is often minimal.

53.   Ms. Brown said that investors seemed to be shifting their interest to small caps, partly because second quarter earnings profits were strong relative to large-cap companies.

54.   Not all small cap stocks are alike, though.

55.   No one ever said the Nasdaq small cap market was a model of efficiency when it comes to pricing securities.

56.   Now it looks as if the very investments that dragged the fund down -- emerging market stocks and smaller small caps -- may be paying off.

57.   Of course, inexpensive small caps will not outshine growth stocks forever.

58.   No wonder that the small caps have had such a hard time keeping up.

59.   Of course, there is no guarantee that either these stocks or small caps in general will take off.

60.   Otness is betting that if he sticks with his small caps, the money will come.