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Old 05-02-2006, 03:54 PM
gmandan gmandan is offline
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Default Re: Intelligent Investor - Ch. 3

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Dow was only 161 in 1949 and it is over 11.000 this year.

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Doesn't the makeup of the DJIA change? So wouldn't a direct comparison be inaccurate + you need to readjust for inflation, or are the indices already readjusted (if so, by what metric?)?
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