As the Federal Reserve starts to lower interest rates, a perennial theory has returned: that small and mid caps will, for a time, grow more quickly than the S&P 500. Today on the show, Katie Martin, Rob Armstrong, and Aiden Reiter discuss whether that is good, or even true. Also, as the seasons change, we go long and short knitwear.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href="https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a> You can email Robert Armstrong at <a href="mailto:rob.armstrong@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">robert.armstrong@ft.com</a> and Katie Martin at <a href="mailto:katie.martin@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">katie.martin@ft.com</a>.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8f5c63e4-be25-4f98-9436-0a78cadb1870" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The case for small and mid caps

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