By Jody Chudley Here are two facts that don’t seem to go together…
Fact No. 1: The number of small cap companies in the Russell 2000 stock index that are currently losing money is near a record high.
Fact No. 2: Now is a great time to buy the Russell 2000 stock index.
It seems like madness, but I believe it’s true.
The Russell 2000 is a widely followed benchmark of small cap stocks that can be owned via popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs), like the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) or the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (Nasdaq: VTWO).
The Russell 2000 Index is an important barometer of …read more