Dow At 12,500 Is Actually A Laggard

Eddy Elfenbein submits: Wednesday, the Dow closed above 12,500 for the first time ever. But the Dow has actually been a laggard. If the Dow had merely kept pace with the Wilshire 5000 over the last four years, which is the broadest measure of the market, then the index would currently be over 14,300:

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