Later this month, there will be significant changes to the economic sectors that make up the S & P 500 index. In 1999, MSCI introduced the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) methodology. This is a means of classifying companies by industry and sector that has become widely adopted. Over the years they have made periodicContinue reading

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