Investing in Dow stocks is always a reasonable strategy for those who value the American economy. The Dow Jones is composed of 30 prominent publicly listed U.S. firms. Those firms are large and tend to be leaders in their respective industries. Thus, an investment is a vote of confidence in American industry and the economy at large. It’s hard to argue that any of the 30 stocks in the Dow are outright terrible. It’s much easier to argue that a handful are particularly strong at any given time. That’s what w ...