Wisely Choices

The Dow Jones is the main USA index.

Is one of the largest business and news companies in the world by United States dollar value of its listed companies securities (such as banknotes, bonds and debentures).

It is very easy to confuse Dow Jones Stock Exchange (NYSE) with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). DJIA, it was created by the editor of the Wall Street Journal named Charles Dow in 1896.

DJIA, also referred to as the Dow Jones, the Dow 30, or simply as the Dow; is one of several stock market indices.

It consists of 30 stocks, it tracks companies from several sectors, including financial services, technology, retail and entertainment. We are talking about companies like Coca Cola, Intel, Cisco, MacDonald...

You can find current market news on Yahoo! Finance; here you can get free tabular data on the Dow's daily. The price chart, which includes the open, close, high, low and volume, is simply downloaded into an Excel spreadsheet format. You will manage the market and your money with Yahoo! Finance.

In these difficult financial times, many people are in need of a second income. Is very important to learn how to follow the market's price action and understand the signals it gives. People look to make money trading on the Stock Exchange, looking for ways to use their extra capital more effectively.

Many fortunes have been made by investing in the DOW 30 stocks. For more background on stock indexes in general, see our Stock Market Secrets Revealed, simple steps to consistent profits.
By: Wendy Guillen