Fool Video: The Tao of the Dow

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Dow Jones announced on Monday that it was adding Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and dropping Altria (NYSE: MO) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON). What does the move mean for investors? Why aren't big names like Berkshire (NYSE: BRK-A), Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) in the Dow? What's one stock that should be added to the Dow? In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses the Tao of the Dow.

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12/2/2009 4:00 PM
BAC $15.65 Down +0.00 +0.00%
Bank of America Co… CAPS Rating: ***
CVX $78.73 Down -0.33 -0.42%
Chevron Corp CAPS Rating: ****
GOOG $587.51 Down +0.00 +0.00%
Google, Inc. CAPS Rating: ***
CSCO $23.87 Down -0.05 -0.21%
Cisco Systems, Inc… CAPS Rating: ****
HON $39.77 Up +0.40 +1.02%
Honeywell Internat… CAPS Rating: ****
MO $19.16 Up +0.09 +0.47%
Altria Group, Inc. CAPS Rating: ****

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