Q3's Rising Stars: 3 Russell 2000 Stocks for Your Must-Watch List

If you're looking for an index to buy-and-hold, you shouldn't consider the Russell 2000. It makes no sense to follow a benchmark that has historically underperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite for many years. However, this same underperforming index offers great investment opportunities. Stocks often find themselves in the Russell 2000 long before they end up in the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100. Supermicro (NASDAQ:SMCI) is a recent and noteworthy example. The AI beneficiary was in the Russell 2000 long b ...