US-listed large-caps shone last year with shares in mega-caps, and the ?Magnificent Seven? in particular, surging higher. However, this outperformance only widened the valuation gap between US large and small-caps and left shares in the latter cohort languishing at the low end of historical valuations.Over one and five years, the Russell 2000 index of US small-cap stocks is up 14.6% and 30.5% at t

Amid all the current turmoil the US economy, thanks in part to its relative energy independence, could fare better than its G7 counterparts.Often when people look to invest in the US they focus on the mega-caps but it's actually the domestic-oriented small caps which look particularly well placed.A new era of deglobalisation, inflation and rising interest rates is leading to a domestic focus and c

While the US equity market has had a stunning rally off the Covid lows, with many commentators seeing a bubble ready to pop, investors simply cannot afford to ignore what remains the world's largest and most liquid stock market.For those retail investors that just don't have the time to monitor news flow from individual companies, entrusting cash to a professional fund manager with proven pedigree

A 10.6% discount to NAV (net asset value) is an exciting opportunity to buy Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC), with Chris Berrier of new manager Brown Advisory wasting no time in enacting wholesale changes.Formerly Jupiter US Smaller Companies, the trust's name was changed in May 2021 after Brown Advisory took over the mandate on 1 April.Berrier's investment approach is tried-and-tested a

The latest smartphones, 5G networks and more Internet of Things will be hot topics when one of the world's biggest technology events kicks off next week. From Monday 22 February through to Thursday 25 Feb an army of business entrepreneurs and gadget geeks will descend on Barcelona for Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016.This year will see more than 50 British companies at the event tucked under their