61.   Over the last five or six years, the market cycle has challenged the long-held tenet that small caps outperform over the long term.

62.   Over the longer run, small caps tend to do a bit better because they are the more aggressive companies.

63.   Overall weakness in small cap stocks was tied to disappointment in the technology sector, Halford said.

64.   Perhaps there are some seasonal patterns to when small caps do well, but you need them for diversification.

65.   Q. Do informed investors have a greater edge in small caps that few people follow?

66.   Q. My asset-allocation strategy includes having a modest portion of my portfolio in domestic small caps.

67.   Q. Are you surprised small caps are outpacing large caps at this point in the cycle?

68.   Q. Coming out of past recessions, have small caps outperformed large caps?

69.   Q. Large-capitalization stocks have outperformed small caps for five years in a row now.

70.   Place lid on shaker, but remove small cap from shaker lid.