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Small caps are not the place to 'hide' right now

Strategas Securities managing director of investment strategy Ryan Grabinski joins Market Domination Overtime to assess small-cap investment prospects as President Trump's sweeping trade strategy prepares to take effect tonight at midnight on March 4. Grabinski challenges current market (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) expectations by pointing to historical precedent: During Trump's 2018 tariff implementation, small caps failed to deliver the outperformance many investors are now anticipating under this new trade regime. "It's hard for me to get on board with [small caps] now," he explains to Yahoo Finance. While acknowledging that small-caps are projected to outpace larger companies in earnings growth during the year's second half, he cautions that "they're not going to have the same boost they saw in 2017 to 2021 ... it's not exactly a great place to hide." Instead of betting on small caps, Grabinski recommends thinking about "industries that could actually benefit from the tariffs." He specifically highlights the insurance and utilities sectors as attractive investment opportunities. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Angel Smith