Small-cap stocks have outperformed the broader indexes over the past few months as investors prepare for the eventual end of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hikes and the bottoming out of economic growth. Small-cap companies, which are more domestically focused, are poised to outperform when the economy improves.

The shift in consumers' spending from goods to services also benefits smaller companies. Additionally, these stocks look attractive from a valuation perspective.

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