Russell Investments

On Friday, after the market closes, the Russell Investment Group will announce how it will rebalance its indexes in the annual event known as the Russell Reconstitution, the ripple effects of which will be felt as a brief, high-energy tremor through the stock markets.

As this summer's bull market rally moves into August, analysts are debating whether the markets are ripe for a downward correction or are poised to continue their march higher on continued positive news from the Fed, corporate earnings and economic indicators. Equity markets have regained about 50...