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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (71809)10/26/1999 12:29:00 PM
From: clochard  Read Replies (2) of 86076
 
The effect of adding and dropping individual stocks results in survivor bias - the Dow will keep rising due to the new blood, leaving a lot of idiots with the belief that all stocks will rise in the long run. Its obviously a logical move but the S&P 500 is a much better guage of the market.
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