Top 7 reasons for investing in midcaps

Top 7 reasons for investing in midcaps. At a time when valuations and earnings growth for banks and resources appear less attractive, there are plenty of reasons to invest in mid cap stocks - a market segment that is typically underrepresented in investor portfolios. Significantly, mid caps have a good track record of absolute and risk-adjusted outperformance compared to both large and small cap companies over the last 10 years. Mid caps also pay strong and growing dividends, only the ASX50 segment of the Australian share market currently has a higher dividend yield. They are also prime takeover targets in a period where M&A activity is expected to rise. Click through for the full list. (VIEW LINK)