What the Heck Is the DOW?

Do your eyes glaze over when you ever hear about the DOW? Are you still confused about what the DOW is?

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[TwoCentsPBS]

Corrections & Clarifications:

We filmed this episode in 2018, back when GE was still in the DOW. In 2019, there are zero original companies remaining in the DOW!

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[valueStocks]

*The s&p is a much better gauge with 500 companies and how it is weighted*

[Cameroner]

I had no idea the Dow was so few companies. I thought it was thousands! Seems much less relevant now. I'd like to see a video about insurance. I've heard all kinds of insurances I'm supposed to have, but it's hard to wrap my mind around which are the most important. Love your channel, keep up the great work you're doing!

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[Iffy]

I thought I knew what the DOW was, but I thought it was comprised of much more than 30 stocks. Very educational. The part about the market being driven by the actions of other investors rather than technical data was brilliant. Such a great video overall! Many props once again!

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[emman]

When she said: "How do you know not to know about the DOW when you don't know about the DOW?" my brain broke. 😂💀

[jeffleonard]

Great video! Funny how the media rarely reports when the DOW or S&P 500 do well but sound the sirens when it falls a little bit.