Here's the Smartest Way to Invest in the S&P 500 in January

If you invest in the S&P 500 index, you should stick with the cheapest option, unless you adjust your approach slightly.

The S&P 500 Just Did Something for the 5th Time in 97 Years. Here's What History Says May Happen in 2026.

The S&P 500 Just Did Something for the 5th Time in 97 Years. Here's What History Says May Happen in 2026. History suggests ...

What To Expect From The S&P 500 This Year

As we enter 2026, the S&P 500 stands at a historically high valuation. Models suggest that smaller and international stocks ...
Insider Monkey

The Power of the S&P 500 – What It Represents and Why Investors Rely on It

Going beyond a random collection of stocks, the S&P 500 is the heartbeat of global investing. It’s the standard by which portfolios, mutual funds, pensions, and even government financial plans around ...

The S&P 500 is poised to do something that has never happened before. Here's what history suggests stocks will do in 2026

Investors may soon witness a significant first for the stock market unfold before their eyes. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ...
NPR

The surprisingly lucrative business of making a list of 500 stocks

This comes from the Planet Money newsletter. Subscribe now to get more insights into how our economy works delivered to your inbox each week. Once a month, from 1989 to 2019, David Blitzer walked into ...
Fast Company

Datadog is joining the S&P 500. Here’s what that means and why it matters

The S&P 500 is going through a bit of a changeup. The stock market index announced on Wednesday, July 2, that it’s adding Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG), a software company, to its lineup. Datadog is ...
Nasdaq

Tesla Is in the S&P 500: 4 Things That Means for Investors in 2025

What does Tesla’s presence on the S&P 500 mean for investors in 2025? Here’s what you need to know. Tesla Is Number 9 on the S&P 500 As the name implies, there are 500 stocks on the S&P 500. Tesla is ...
Morningstar

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here's what to know.

The Paramount-Skydance deal could open the door for a membership change, but Robinhood and AppLovin may once again miss out on inclusion Paramount Global's pending sale to Skydance Media could set the ...
Seeking Alpha

S&P 500: You're Less Diversified Than You Think, These ETFs Prove It

This article has a lot of charts in it. But it is not my oft-used technical analysis. It is about what I think could be the biggest error of omission (or commission ...