Russell 1000 Index

One of the earliest and most frequent criticism of alternatively-weighted exchange-traded funds is that when these funds outperform, it is often due to the value or small stocks factors or both. That is a charge frequently aimed at the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 (ETF) (NYSE: PRF), one of the...

The consumer discretionary sector is one that is often most closely tied to the healthy spending habits of the American public. After all, confidence in consumer activity is usually tied to purchases of high value items such as cars, luxury goods and other specialty retail splurges. Consumer...