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Think this is relevant https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/01/04/508261371/episode-443-dont-believe-the-hype https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/01/04/
by myth_buster 9y ago
Think this is relevant
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/01/04/508261371/episode-443-dont-believe-the-hype https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/01/04/508261371/epis...
- fleitz 9y agoYes, for some reason in a stock market index, it's more important the absolute dollar value of the stock than the market cap for weighting. It's also important to use 30 stocks based on 'I dunno' ️
- padobson 9y agoI agree with the premise, but the Russel 2k[0] and the S&P 500[1] were down similar amounts today (on a percentage basis). [0]https://www.google.com/search?q=INDEXRUSSELL:RUT&tbm=fin#scso=uid_AOF4WqDZMcagtQXL5I6gDg_5:0 https://www.google.com/search?q=INDEXRUSSELL:RUT&tbm=fin#scs... [1]https://www.google.com/search?q=INDEXSP:.INX&tbm=fin#scso=uid_2-B4WoGyD4W8tQXd8obgBg_5:0 https://www.google.com/search?q=INDEXSP:.INX&tbm=fin#scso=ui...
- Skunkleton 9y agoThe article does note that the S&P 500 has seen a similar decline.