We're a week into the new Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.98%) and we're already starting to see some of the advantages. Nike (NKE -0.74%) brings a consumer exposure that was lacking and Visa (V 0.05%) and Goldman Sachs (GS -0.71%) help balance out the index's price weighting. Contributor Travis Hoium covers why he thinks the new Dow is better than the old one in the video below.
Three new components on the Dow are already making a positive impact on the index.
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