| The Russell
2000 (^RUT),
an index that includes the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell
3000, has more than doubled since it bottomed at 327.04 on October
2002. ^RUT has easily outperformed the Dow Jones industrial average
(^DJI)
and the S&P 500 (^GSPC).
The prices in the upside price channel continue to set new all-time
highs.
You can own the Russell though the iShares
Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM),
a low-fee exchange-traded fund. Also, you can own the growth stocks
in the Russell 2000 through the iShares
Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund (IWO).
And the
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund (IWN)
includes the value stocks in the Russell 2000.
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Occur in Three Stages
Posted March 19, 2007.
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