Why the Dow Jones Industrial Average Is Useless


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Posted by mh on April 17, 2025 at 10:38:09

In Reply to: just checked in on the markets. Yep, dow down posted by azbruin on April 17, 2025 at 08:59:13

"The DJIA is a relic of the 1800s. It is the most widely quoted measure of the U.S. stock market, yet it is terrible at its job. A relic of the late 1800s, the Dow should go the way of stones, furlongs, cubits, the English system, and other old measurement systems that have outlived their usefulness."

The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 are much better indices.



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