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No front-end or back-end sales charges, also called loads
Broad exposure to U.S. stocks
Beta of 1 or less
Beta is a measure of volatility relative to the overall market.
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Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Here’s the Magnificent Seven relative to the equal-weighted S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
The search for large primes The number (2p – 1) is much larger relative to the value of p and provides opportunities to identify large primes.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Here’s the Magnificent Seven relative to the equal-weighted S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
The search for large primes The number (2p – 1) is much larger relative to the value of p and provides opportunities to identify large primes.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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