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Making Money in the Middle.(Investing)(mid caps give good returns)(Statistical data)

By Anderson, Thomas M.
Publication: Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Date: Sunday, July 1 2007

Byline: Thomas M. Anderson

Investing in midsize companies hardly means settling for midsize returns. Investors often overlook shares of so-called mid caps--generally stocks with market capitalizations of $1 billion to $10 billion--as they fixate on the behemoths and runts. But, on average, midsize companies grow faster than the giants and are better priced than small companies. And as small-company stocks finally lose steam and the market waits for big-company shares to emerge from their long slumber, it makes sense to put some money in mid-cap stocks.

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