| | | i try to keep in mind that i am not in competition with any market index. i do like to beat the reit index, but life goes on no matter what. found this tidbit...
>>Shares of Apple and Microsoft were among those that pushed the Dow higher, gaining 86% and 55%, respectively. The outperforming stocks also accounted for nearly 15% of the S&P 500's annual climb, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
also found this. i did not know that NYSE includes dividends:
The NYSE Composite Index is an index that measures the performance of all stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The NYSE Composite Index includes more than 1,900 stocks, of which over 1,500 are U.S. companies. Its breadth, therefore, makes it a much better indicator of market performance than narrow indexes that have far fewer components. The weights of the index constituents are calculated on the basis of their free-float market capitalization. The index itself is calculated on the basis of price return and total return, which includes dividends.
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