Why advisors need to consider micro-cap stocks for investors’ portfolios Blair Driscoll Thinkstock/Getty Images/iStockphoto A new year is a great time for advisors to explore new approaches for driving better investment outcomes. That’s why they should consider publicly held micro-cap companies as part of their investment strategy in 2021. This asset class is one of the least efficient areas of the equity markets and warrants a deeper look given its potential to generate outsized returns. Burgeoning, publicly traded micro-cap companies provide a viable alternative to private equity, which has become a major component of institutional and high-net-worth investors’ portfolios. They have much in common. Both asset classes provide access to early-stage growth companies, management teams with substantial personal investments in their firms and added returns captured from an illiquidity premium.