There are hundreds of different stock market indices in the US, so it is not surprising that investo...
There are hundreds of different stock market indices in the US, so it is not surprising that investors often find it difficult to distinguish which index gives the best representation of the US stock market. For readers of the business pages in the UK's mainstream media, the Dow Jones Industrials and the Nasdaq are often the only indices quoted. It may appear surprising, then, that most US portfolio managers will look at the performance of the S&P500 index as an indication of how the US stock market has performed. In order to illustrate the differences between the indices and to appreciat...
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