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Fool Video: The Tao of the Dow

By Mac Greer – Updated Apr 5, 2017 at 10:05PM

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NASDAQ: GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.

Market Cap

$1,309B

Today's Change

(-1.40%) -$1.40

Current Price

$98.74

Price as of September 23, 2022, 4:00 p.m. ET

Who's out, who's in, and why.

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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The Motley Fool owns shares of Berkshire, as do Bill and Lou. Lou also owns shares of Apple and Cisco. Mac doesn't own any of the stocks discussed. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Stocks Mentioned

Alphabet Inc.

GOOGL

$98.74 (-1.40%) $-1.40

Altria Group, Inc.

$41.68 (-3.67%) $-1.59

Chevron Corporation

CVX

$144.77 (-6.53%) $-10.12

Bank of America Corporation

BAC

$31.73 (-2.37%) $0.77

Cisco Systems, Inc.

CSCO

$40.66 (-1.19%) $0.49

Honeywell International Inc.

HON

$171.38 (-1.08%) $-1.87

*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.

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