Small-cap stocks are back in favor. After languishing behind their larger brethren for years, small-cap stocks are roaring ahead as investors rotate into the sector once more. The small-cap Russell 2000 index is up 10% in July versus the S&P 500's flat performance and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 falling close to 5%. It was a reversal that was bound to happen and has been in preparation for a while. Tech stocks were the stars for the past two years as artificial intelligence mania gripped the market. Yet ahead ...