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On The Irrelevance Of The Dow Jones Industrial Average

By | February 9, 2012

Though its influence has finally waned somewhat in recent years, for over a century, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been, and, for many, remains, synonymous with the stock market.  News reports continue to proclaim “the market” is up or down, referring to this index. Yet, the index consists of a mere 30 stocks, not particularly representative of… Read More »