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How do I invest in the S&P 500?
Posted on 3/1/24 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 3/1/24 at 1:38 pm
It looks like the buy in right now is $5100. How do I get started? I’ve heard from several people that if you buy into this thing, ten years later you will more than triple your original investment.
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Posted on 3/1/24 at 1:41 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
Just buy an index fund that follows the S&P like FXAIX. There are several out there. Most 401ks have some option to choose to invest in an index fund that is a S&P 500 follower. Like Fidelity's is FXAIX, etc. Or you can buy it with money in an IRA, monkey market, etc.
You can buy fractional/whole shares of it for whatever amount you want.
You can buy fractional/whole shares of it for whatever amount you want.
This post was edited on 3/1/24 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 3/1/24 at 1:51 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
SPY
Posted on 3/1/24 at 2:00 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
I literally watched a few youtube videos on the best vanguard funds and what the differences were. Then just opened n account with them online and set it up. Put a good lump some up to get started and put on auto invest. There is a difference between mutual funds and ETF's, one you have to start with a bigger amount and one you cannot auto invest every month etc etc. The videos will help with all of that.
Posted on 3/1/24 at 2:12 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
You can do the SPY which is the index’s Exchange traded fund. (ETF)
You can also go with an equal weighted index ETF but not sure it outperforms the standard ETF
You can also go with an equal weighted index ETF but not sure it outperforms the standard ETF
Posted on 3/1/24 at 2:26 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
SPY or VOO
Posted on 3/1/24 at 2:50 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
I think there’s one out there at like $50 a share. SPLG.
Posted on 3/1/24 at 3:09 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
The s&p 500 is welfare for the middle class. The same way they don’t cut off food stamps for fear of mass revolt the government also pumps up the s&p so middle class boomers won’t revolt
When the stock market does bad we get political change
Essentially the boomers traded fun factory work and a pension for pushing paper in a cubicle and an ira
Which brings me back to my point that I don’t think it’ll go up forever because pretty soon the middle class will be too small to have an uprising.
When the stock market does bad we get political change
Essentially the boomers traded fun factory work and a pension for pushing paper in a cubicle and an ira
Which brings me back to my point that I don’t think it’ll go up forever because pretty soon the middle class will be too small to have an uprising.
This post was edited on 3/1/24 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 3/1/24 at 3:10 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
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It looks like the buy in right now is $5100. How do I get started? I’ve heard from several people that if you buy into this thing, ten years later you will more than triple your original investment.
First thing I would do is some more reading and research.
You cannot buy the S&P 500 directly, but you can buy things that track it very closely. A couple have been mentioned already.
Second, if you’re looking to triple in 10 years, you’ll more than likely be disappointed.
Posted on 3/1/24 at 3:14 pm to slackster
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Second, if you’re looking to triple in 10 years, you’ll more than likely be disappointed.
If only there was a national debt, crime, or illegal alien etf
Posted on 3/1/24 at 6:03 pm to SlidellCajun
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You can also go with an equal weighted index ETF but not sure it outperforms the standard ETF
I could almost guarantee an equal weight etf hasn’t outperformed spy/voo in the past 10-15 years, and there’s probably a significant margin.
Also, i bet the cheapest equal weight etf is like 5x more expensive than spy or voo.
Posted on 3/1/24 at 7:44 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
VOO
Posted on 3/2/24 at 8:52 am to St Jean The Baptiste
ETFs have made it very easy. VOO.
Get in and keep educating yourself. Fear of failure causes large missed opportunities for many.
Get in and keep educating yourself. Fear of failure causes large missed opportunities for many.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 9:08 am to St Jean The Baptiste
You want to buy the top at ATH? Heading into quarterly options expiration on March 15? When the bank term funding program ends and feds are expected to announce the first rate cut which is when every major correction happens? Bold move cotton. Just buy SPY.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 5:37 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
VOO for me
Posted on 3/2/24 at 5:40 pm to BourbonDad
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ou want to buy the top at ATH? Heading into quarterly options expiration on March 15? When the bank term funding program ends and feds are expected to announce the first rate cut which is when every major correction happens? Bold move cotton. Just buy SPY.
To be fair, SOXS was your investment pick for the year and it’s down 43% YTD.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 6:26 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
ever heard of a BROKERAGE ACCOUNT? TIRA? RIRA? 401k?
Posted on 3/2/24 at 6:40 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
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I’ve heard from several people that if you buy into this thing, ten years later you will more than triple your original investment.
There are good years and bad years, but on average, if you're expecting more than about 8% per year, you're going to end up very disappointed and likely to do something very stupid.
Posted on 3/2/24 at 6:41 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
Easy.
Vanguard S&P 500 Mutual Fund or the ETF.
Vanguard S&P 500 Mutual Fund or the ETF.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 8:25 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
Qqqm is a little riskier but also potentially more money than the s&p, it follows the tech companies
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