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Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg	The Smart Way to Use Index Funds Now In the cold light of the bear market, advisors have discovered inherent flaws in the indices and the funds that track them.
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Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Scott A. Leonard	The Smaller, the Better Rumors that the small-cap effect is dead are most definitely premature. By focusing on the smallest of the small caps, financial advisors can see that the small-cap effect appears to be alive and well. You just need to know where to look for it.
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Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Susan B. Weiner	The Middle Ground Mid-cap stocks have yet to command as much respect from advisers and investors as their small- and large-cap peers. Now mid-cap stocks find themselves in an unusual place -- the spotlight -- after a strong showing in 2005.
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Financial Planning March 1, 2012 Brian J. Lazorishak	Mid-Cap, Big Return Over a 10-, 20- and 30-year period ending last year, mid-caps (generally defined as issues with market capitalizations of $1 billion to $15 billion) have outperformed both large-caps and small-caps on an absolute basis.
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