The Dow Jones average and the other major indexes fell on the stock market today. Tesla tumbled while detention center stocks jumped.

The S&P 500 declined 0.36% in the early minutes of trading, whereas the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones was down 0.51% and 0.17%, respectively.

I've written this kind of article before, addressing whether it's smart to buy into the dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite that have the highest dividend yields. There are some important things to know and to consider, and they're true when you're looking at stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average too.