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CNBC’s “The Exchange” discusses with Chris Retzler what may be the turning point for small cap stocks
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Chris Retzler, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss if now is a good time to invest in small caps, how many false starts there have been for small caps and much more.
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Investor’s Business Daily: How the Best-Performing Mutual Funds 
Deliver Consistent Market-Beating Returns

How A Top Small-Cap Growth Fund Beats The Market Buying ‘Hidden Compounders’
John Barr, of Needham Aggressive Growth (NEAGX), stands alone as his fund is the only small-cap stock fund to make IBD’s 2026 list of best-performing mutual funds

His secret sauce to picking winning small stocks? Identify “hidden compounders” that fly under the radar, and then patiently wait until they get discovered.

Read the full article here.