August was not the best of months for stocks and was noted earlier this week, September's reputation is not stellar, either. The S&P 500's nearly 3 percent loss on Tuesday certainly qualifies as an inauspicious start to the ninth month of the year.
Investors that insist on remaining long stocks and those looking to do some value hunting amid global equity market turbulence might do well to focus on the quality factor, the investment factor that serves as the backbone for the PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality Portfolio (NYSE: SPHQ). The $487.8 million SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 High Quality Rankings Index, which holds “stocks reflecting long-term growth and stability of a company's earnings and dividends,” according to PowerShares.
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That is a benchmark whose constituents earn an S&P Capital IQ Quality Ranking of A- ...
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