America’s favorite index is misleading investors about the state of the stock market
For decades, the S&P 500 has been the preferred benchmark for monitoring the performance of the U.S. stock market. But these days, it is behaving less like a barometer of broad market health and more like a funhouse mirror.
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For decades, the S&P 500 has been the preferred benchmark for monitoring the performance of the U.S. stock market. But these days, it is behaving less like a barometer of broad market health and more like a funhouse mirror.
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Originally published at www.marketwatch.com.
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