FA Magazine Online – The Next Microsoft May Be Worth Billions Before It Goes Public
(8/17/23) Brian Smoluch weighs in on private/public markets and small-cap stocks.
Small-Cap Growth Commentary – June 30, 2023
Investors had faced a wall of worry in 2022 as companies attempted to navigate inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, and a potential slowdown in the economy. We believe investors discounted these factors into small cap stock prices in 2022, and additional downside macro risks are largely offset by attractive stock valuations. We continue to get […]
Bloomberg Radio – Inflation and Stocks
(4/27/2023) Brian Smoluch talks about the markets.
Small-Cap Growth Commentary – March 31, 2023
While larger-cap equity indices closed out March higher than their February-end levels, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank disproportionately impacted smaller-cap indices. Broader implications in the regional bank sector appear to be contained for now, but some damage was certainly felt in the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which fell 2.47% during March. […]
Small-Cap Growth Commentary – December 31, 2022
We hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. 2022 was certainly a rough year for equities, and for small-cap growth stocks in particular. While a majority of the decline in the Russell 2000® Growth Index (our benchmark) was seen in the first half of the year, the second half ended up approximately where […]
CNBC – The Exchange
(12/5/2022) Brian Smoluch joins “The Exchange” to discuss small-cap stocks.
Bloomberg Radio – Small Cap Stock Performance
(11/22/2022) Brian Smoluch talks about market conditions and small cap stock performance.
Small-Cap Growth Commentary – September 30, 2022
Following a tumultuous first half of 2022, our benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index appreciated +0.24% in the third quarter. While the index was essentially flat for the quarter, it doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story. Optimism prevailed in the first half of the quarter and the Russell 2000 Growth appreciated +20.21%, making […]
U.S. News & World Report – Best Small-Cap Growth Fund Ranking
The Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund (HRSMX) was voted the number one Small-Cap Growth Fund in the category by U.S. News & World Report.
CNBC – The Exchange
(8/8/2022) Brian Smoluch joins “The Exchange” to discuss small-cap stocks.