Interesting times. As small caps normally lead an economy out of recession, so now we must ask, is the recovery here at last? Artio U.S. Microcap shows a nice rebound off the bottom on year to date, but still not back to it's orignal inception price. And hard times may not be over. However, buying in now on a cost averaging basis could be promising. Everything depends on the management. Since I am the only one here, I can use this board, for now, as my personal diary, and I must admit it, I am really watching the small caps...another hard downturn is still possible before the rebound, but over the longer haul, the potential is in the small firms.