A New Sweet Spot for Dividend-Seekers

It's an unfortunate, and frequent, occurrence in the small-cap investing world: Most of the best-performing funds attract a lot of attention and money, forcing many of them to shut their doors to new business. After all, small-cap funds can't function with a huge asset load. They need a smaller profile to jump into and out of smaller companies without moving the market. Fortunately, one first-rate small-cap-focused fund shop remains largely open for business, and it's making plans to expand its fund lineup into one of the more promising sectors of the market. Expanding their horizonsRoyce & Associates has been honing its skills in the small-cap market for nearly four decades. Its value-oriented investment approach has brought Royce tremendous success over the years, and the company boasts many of the most popular small-cap funds around. Its now-closed Royce Premier (RYPRX) clocks in with more than $6 billion in net assets.... Read more