Retail is heating up. A look at the hottest retail ETFs shows that the sector is dramatically outperforming the market so far in 2010 -- up to four times over! That means if you were holding some of the elite retail components in these funds, you would be doing even better.

Take online retailer Overstock.com (OSTK), up over 65% since January 1 to today's opening bell! Any investor who has blacklisted the entire retail sector is missing out on big moneymakers like this company.

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I have a feeling that not many PR firms will release news on June 29. No doubt, the focus will be on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s eagerly awaited iPhone.

Of course, the buzz is already intense.

But what about the price? Is Apple asking too much?

I had a chance to interview Rafi Mohammed, an expert on pricing. He runs a consulting firm, Culture of Profit, and is the author of the book The Art of Pricing.

What's your take on the pricing strategy?

Apple did a great job of setting prices.

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