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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 1337549, member: 3011&quot;]I agree that the S&amp;P contains more stocks and is more representative of the market.&nbsp; But I believe the Dow is more representative of how most people invest.&nbsp; There are many small obscure companies in the S&amp;P that might be closely held or held by certain investment firms, but I don&#039;t believe they are representative of what small investors do with their money.&nbsp; One huge flaw in the S&amp;P is that it is capitalization weighted and therefore a disproportionately large amount of money invested in the index is in companies that are priced high relative to their earnings, book value and revenue.&nbsp; So the Dow would normally be the better benchmark for individuals even if the pros use something else.&nbsp; My only point here is to point out that there are other investment choices that should be looked at before declaring one to be better than all for all investors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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