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PoindexterOglethorpe

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3. Are there funds out there that just buy the Dow?

Reply to louis c (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 06:22 PM

Nov 2017

I honestly have no idea. I know different mutual funds puport to mimic different things. Or follow different investing strategies.

Do you worry that the current market is overvalued?

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To Trump Supporters Who Tout the Dow Ind. Avg., Come and See Me When it Hits 54,000 [View all] louis c Nov 2017 OP

At the risk of being picky, the DJIA on January 20, 2009, was 7949. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #1

You can just buy the Dow. louis c Nov 2017 #2

Are there funds out there that just buy the Dow? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #3

Yes, It's Called "Index Investing" louis c Nov 2017 #4

Usually the S&P 500 is a better economic indicater Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #5