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People often talk about the Dow Jones when they talk about how the market is doing. The Dow, however, is not the market. It is an index. Not even a very good one but everyone uses the Dow number. There … Continue reading
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In Short An ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is a basket of securities that attempts to duplicate the performance of a multiple of an index. See here for the definition of a stock index. There are also commodity indexes. Their Benefit … Continue reading
May 1, 2014 Investment Newsletter for the end of April, 2014 There is some confusion as to what the market is and what an index is. The terms are usually used incorrectly. The market is all the investments that is … Continue reading