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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Baltassar ✧  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Bogle , back to the real world,
Date: 01/09/26 7:52 PM
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Academics will tell us it's because RSP gets, a little bit, to the small and value factors. If that's the case, why not target small and value factors?

Since RSP's inception, its performance has been basically indistinguishable from the S&P Midcap 400 (IJH). Most of the time the Midcaps seem to have done a little better. Value doesn't seem to come into it. IJH (Midcap Blend) is also basically indistinguishable from Midcap Value (IJJ).

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