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10 Things They Don't Tell You About Stocks

Many Happy Returns

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Global Index Funds: Market Cap vs GDP

The hosts explore the use of market cap weighting in global index funds and question why GDP growth is not considered. They discuss the size of stock markets relative to GDP in different countries, highlighting the divergence in the US and China. The chapter also touches on the challenges faced by fund managers in matching GDP indices and compares the performance of market cap-weighted and GDP-weighted indices.

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