Lower revenue growth for small-cap companies appears to be in store due to tariff turmoil, based on Bloomberg Intelligence’s fair value model on the Russell 2000. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst with BI, along with co-host Michael Casper, BI’s US small cap and sector strategist, spoke with Sam Chamovitz and Morgen Peck, co-lead managers of the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund (FLPSX) about their investment process, which focuses on the intersection of value and quality, and how co-management fosters mutual respect and trust in investment decisions. They also discussed why they target underappreciated businesses and how small caps can provide an attractive setup for active managers given the disparity in the quality of businesses. The podcast recorded on April 30.

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Earnings expectations have shifted from the start of the year when analysts were forecasting 13% growth for large-cap stocks and are now predicting 9%. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, Bloomberg Intelligence mutual fund and active-management analyst, along with co-host Gina Martin Adams, BI’s chief equity strategist, spoke with Head of Mid-Cap & Large-Cap Equity at Madison Funds, Haruki Toyama, who’s also a portfolio manager for the firm’s Large Cap Fund (MNVAX) and Mid Cap Fund (MERAX). They discussed viewing investments as ownership stakes and why the quality of business and its moat are crucial for long-term investments. They also spoke about the critical role of management teams in driving company success and why market downturns can create opportunities for resilient companies.

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In the financial sector, the six largest banks have been returning capital to shareholders in the form of larger buybacks over the past quarter and year, indicating confidence in the industry. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Michael Casper, US small-cap and sector strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Christopher Buchbinder, a portfolio manager at Capital Group, including the Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (CGDV), about the Capital system of multiple portfolio managers and how it provides a level of inherent diversification. They also discussed why companies must generate a yield that’s 30% above the S&P 500 to be considered for the fund, why intrinsic value is key in assessing potential investments and why he thinks the health-care sector is particularly interesting right now. The podcast was recorded on March 4.

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