Chief Market Strategist Matt Orton, CFA, asks Steven DeSanctis, managing director and head of small- and mid-cap equity strategy at Jefferies, about the second-order effects of lower interest rates on small-cap companies and how major indices tracking these companies have changed. They also discuss what increased retail investor activity means for the small-cap universe and consider the importance of torque – when only a few companies have great balance sheets, it’s important to identify those that will improve over time.