DYI Investing, Budgeting, and Retirement Planning

   TL;DR: Although small cap stocks have underperformed compared to large cap stocks recently, there are still small cap funds that provide good returns. Additionally, history teaches us that small cap stocks will eventually come back into favor and outperform large cap stocks. Find some of the best small cap funds in the table below. A stock is considered a small cap stock if its valuation is generally less than 2 billion. Valuation is calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the price of the stock.  Small cap stocks are typified by the Russell 2000 and large cap stocks are typified by the S&P 500. Over the last five years, small cap growth stocks have under-performed large cap growth stocks by an annual return of 13.12% to 19.18%.  But if we look back 20 years, small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks by a total return of 224% to 143%.   If we look even further back to 1979 when the Russell 2000 was established, small cap st...

  TL;DR: Technology stocks have been the big winners over the last decade. Subsequently, there are a lot of technology funds both good and bad. Choose carefully from the list below and enjoy some amazing returns. The technology sector includes a very diverse group of companies. The most popular companies in this sector are household names such as Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., and Alphabet (Google). A company is considered a technology company if it is involved in research, development, or distribution of technology goods and services. It includes both companies that manufacture electronics as well as those that develop software.  Companies in this sector are typically relied upon by companies in other sectors to make their businesses more efficient and profitable. For this reason, companies in the technology sector with the best advanced products and technology tend to be some of the best companies in the stock market.  The technology sector has over 140 ETFs and mutual f...