Not Your Grandfather's NASDAQ

When the NASDAQ index was started in 1985, many of its components were high tech startup companies and a few no longer exist. As I have often stated, the stock market is not a static organism, rather its infrastructure and functionality is in a constant state of evolution. The same can be said of the NASDAQ index. In the years since its inception, the percentage of tech stocks has declined and the number of divided paying stocks has risen. Currently, 51 of the top 100 NASDAQ stocks, including...