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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by jakozaur on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @10:06AM (#12001682)
I don't have a crystal ball. However, it would be more useful if more stock indexes would be considered than just one S&P 500.

E.g. Dow Jones: http://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historica...

Also from other nations.

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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by encoderer on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @12:22PM (#12002681)
Nobody uses the dow. It's price-weighted. It's most famous for being reported at the 6PM local news. But seeing the Russell 2000 would be great.
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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by Mane on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @12:22PM (#12002683)
Dow Jones is probably one of the least interesting ones due to the small number of stocks in it.
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Re:Investing Returns on the S&P500 by blastrat on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @03:01PM (#12003833)
it's not even the small number that makes it useless, it's the fact that it is not weighted by market cap.
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