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Small-Cap Stocks: Your Best Rebound Bet
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Want to position your portfolio for the recovery? Then fly in the face of the crowd calling for big-cap equities.
So says William Greiner, chief investment officer of UMB Asset Management. He told CNBC he believes the U.S. is already in a recession -- and says the best thing to do is buy small-cap stocks.
"When you look back over the last 10 recessionary environments, what tends to lead back on the upside is small-cap equities," Greiner said.
The CIO goes against the tide of those recommending financial giants like JPMorgan [JPM
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Recommendations:
Commenting on an earlier CNBC interview with First Niagara Bank [FNFG
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] CEO John Koelmel, Greiner says that that consumer-banking company is one worth considering -- though he cautions that "quality is always the key."
Small-cap banks that compete with First Niagara include KeyCorp [KEY
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Disclosures:
Disclosure information for Greiner was not available.
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