Mumbai, June 13 -- When US President Donald Trump spooked the markets with his tariff threat earlier this year, small- and mid-caps landed in bear territory, with the Nifty Smallcap 250 and the Nifty Midcap 100 correcting 25% and 21%, respectively, from their September peak by February end.

Now, markets have staged a comeback, so has the SMIDs vs bluechip dilemma.

Chasing high returns often requires investing in small- and mid-cap stocks for their explosive growth potential-a high-risk, high-reward strategy.

However, according to market experts, it could be in retail investors' best interest to curb their enthusiasm because if earnings continue to underwhelm, SMIDs could see a deeper correction.

The March quarter earnings have largely...