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Small Cap 1Q21 Update

March 9, 2021

 

Small Cap Portfolio Managers Albert Grosman and Brian Lund join Vinay Nadkarni to discuss the speculative nature of the recent runup in small stocks, where they’re finding discounted opportunities in an era of heightened volatility, how they look at SPACs and their perspective on increased shorting activity among small caps.

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