The S&P 500 is a broad index that tracks the share performance of 500 large and profitable American businesses. It is often used as a bellwether to gauge how the market is doing. Simply buying ...

Investing in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has historically been a great way for someone to grow their wealth. As a benchmark for the broad market, the index tracks 500 of the largest and most ...

The S&P 500 has been red-hot during the past two years. In both 2023 and 2024, the index rose by about 24%. That's well above its long-term average of about 10% per year. Many stocks are trading ...

S&P 500 index funds like VFIAX and SWPPX can be an easy and inexpensive way to round out most investment portfolios. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

The S&P 500 Index (SPX) posted a gain of over 20% for the second consecutive year. In this article, I’ll explore how the stock market has historically performed based on the prior year’s returns.

But predicting 2025 could be extra difficult after another year of double-digit percentage gains for the S&P 500 index SPX that’s left investors fretting over whether stocks can build on their ...

The S&P 500 (SPX) is preparing to close out 2024 in a way it seldom has before. The index is set to finish out the year with a more than 20% increase, which comes after a similar increase last year.

There have been instances where the profitability screen prevented otherwise qualified companies from index inclusion. Most notably, Tesla TSLA was added to the index in December 2020, despite ...

Only 31% of stocks in the S&P 500 (SP500) are outperforming the benchmark this year. In 2022, the percentage of stocks outperforming the S&P 500 (SP500) was about 60%. Last year, the percentage ...

There have been instances where the profitability screen prevented otherwise qualified companies from index inclusion. Most notably, Tesla TSLA was added to the index in December 2020, despite ...

He highlighted the inequality in the weight of the stocks within the S&P 500 index in an X post on Sunday and said, “If there is any market volatility, the lack of diversification could cause ...

But for many investors, S&P 500 index funds remain the overwhelming favorite when it comes to long-term investing. The S&P 500 index tracks the prices of the 500 largest U.S. public companies ...