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Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Craig L. Israelsen	Emerging Stars Compared with U.S. stock funds and broad international stock funds, funds that specialize in emerging foreign markets are a bit like Usain Bolt sprinting against mere mortals. They leave the competition far behind. But this class of investment also carries a lot of volatility.
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The Motley Fool December 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Don't Ignore These Winners in 2010 Overlooking mid-cap stocks can cost you big profits.
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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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Investment Advisor January 2006 Callahan & Howard	Boxes Are Not Classes Advisors who use style boxes as proxies for asset classes are performing a disservice to clients. Here's why characteristic boxes are not asset classes and allocating among various characteristic boxes is useless at best.
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Israelsen & Clement	Of Stocks and Funds Financial advisers need to explain to their clients that diversification can be a double-edged sword; protection against loss can sometimes insulate against return. Here's a performance comparison of individual stocks vs. equity funds in 2004.
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The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Are "Excellent" Funds Foolish? Part 2 This five-part series takes a closer look at the 24 funds highlighted in the 2007 Business Week/Standard & Poor's Excellence in Fund Management Awards. Mid-cap growth... Two good small-cap picks...
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Investment Advisor April 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Anything but Middling Munder's Mid-Cap Core Growth Fund's Tony Dong has prospered by finding growth wherever.
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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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