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Learn About Stock Indexes An index is a group of stocks, the performance of which is measured as a whole. As an investor, you've got more choices than just the S&P 500.   |
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An Index-Driven Stock Surge? A change in an index's components can benefit certain stocks. |
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November 1, 2010
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When Will Netflix Join the S&P 500? This speculative game is more fun than productive. |
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October 1, 2009
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Cast the Biggest Net for Profits Building a strong portfolio doesn't have to be hard. If you pick wisely, you can do it with just a few index funds. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
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Don't Try to Beat the Market It's entirely possible to be a hands-off investor and still put the long-term wealth-building power of the stock market to work for you. The secret? Index funds. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005 |
Beyond the S&P 500 Index investors have more choices than just the S&P 500. |
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June 9, 2009
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Market-Beating Returns Made Simple This twist on the old index fund does well. Equal-weight funds have done quite well compared to traditional index funds over periods of several years. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
You're Smarter Than the S&P 500 Maybe you can beat an index fund, but don't get cocky; remember, hindsight doesn't count. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Your Index Fund Is Making a Bad Investment Funds have to do what the indexes they track do. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2011
Morgan Housel |
True Story: U.S. Markets at All-Time Highs Mid caps have been on a tear. Why that should concern you. |
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February 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
3 Strategies That Beat the Market Alternatives to index funds did well since 2000, but will they keep up the pace? |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2009
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Everyone Wants What These Winning Stocks Have Being part of key market benchmarks like the Dow Jones Industrials or the S&P 500 has always been a mark of distinction for companies. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The S&P 500 Breaks a Record What should you do if you're afraid of a major market meltdown happening soon after you buy in? Staying out of the market forever isn't the best option. Instead, given a long time horizon, you might just jump in, prepared to wait it out if you need to. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Learn About Stock Indexes For many people, index investing is the best way to get rich. |
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October 15, 2008
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A New Way to Battle the Economy Should you defend your portfolio with the new Sabrient Defensive Equity Index ETF? |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
S&P Muscles in on Wilshire More and more index makers are offering the same products -- but they insist there's a difference. Planners should take the time to explain the differences to their individual clients in order to "manage expectations." |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How to Plug the Holes in Your Portfolio Great investment funds still don't always cover all your bases. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2008
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Is Now A Good Time for the S&P? The S&P 500 has recently fallen to levels unseen since the start of the Iraq War in 2003. The question is, are investors better or worse off owning it? |
InternetNews
May 22, 2007
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: S&P Leaves Market Vulnerable The S&P's failure to take out its all-time high could leave the market vulnerable to a correction. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2010
Jared Cummans |
Simplifying Investing: 5 All Cap ETF Options Get exposure in all the right places. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Todd Wenning |
This Will Scare You Silly As scary as the current and potential 10-year returns for the S&P sound, investors who added international stocks to their portfolio in 1998 have still come out ahead. |
InternetNews
January 15, 2009
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: S&P Hangs On The S&P is the only one of the major stock indexes providing much in the way of hope here. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Why You Should Love "Unstable" Investments This ever-changing index can roll with the market's punches. |
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August 1, 2005
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Techs Push Higher The blue chips must gain ground for broader markets to clear resistance. |
Entrepreneur
March 2007
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Worth a Look A new twist on an old concept shakes up the index fund universe. With some research and observation, it could work for you. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
Beat the S&P 500 -- Guaranteed! Put a too-often-neglected investing tool, reinvesting index fund dividends, to work for you. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Mega-Cap Stocks Are Not Enough Before you jump into the biggest, most popular index funds that are based on the S&P 500 index, think twice. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Scores a 100 Google may finally hit $500 today, but it is surely about to hit 100: the S&P 100. |
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October 6, 2005
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Threaten Support Thursday's decline broke more major support levels. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Better Than Google? Only a few S&P 500 stocks have outperformed Google. Take a look at which they are. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How to Build a Better S&P 500 As terrific as S&P 500 index funds can be, they're not perfect. But a newer, potentially better kind of index fund could help fix one of their biggest weaknesses. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Index Funds: So Hot Right Now Indexing is stylish, but can you profit from its idiosyncrasies? |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2005
Bill Barker |
$40 Billion Small Caps How your "small-cap" fund might own some of the biggest companies in the market. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Small Caps Are Killing It Small-cap stocks continue to kick large caps' butts all over the financial markets. |
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May 5, 2005
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Indexes Digest Gains The S&P remains the index to watch. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Fund Fakery Is your expensive, managed fund really an index fund in disguise? |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
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These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
InternetNews
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Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: S&P Shies Away from 1500 You don't need to be a technician to know what stopped the S&P on Wednesday. |
Registered Rep.
June 10, 2008
Nancy N. DiCostanzo |
The Ultimate Dartboard Contest Warren Buffett makes a $1 million wager putting his money where his mouth is: Specifically, he says the Vanguard S&P 500 index fund can beat 10 hedge funds, net of fees, over 10 years. |
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May 18, 2011
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Can You Really Make Money in Blue Chips? There are good opportunities among the large caps, but you have to be choosy. |
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September 24, 2009 |
Technical Analysis: Nasdaq Runs Into Old Support The stock market faces a big test in the weakest part of the year. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2005
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Improving the Index Fund A recent study shows that the weighting of index funds by market capitalization is potentially creating a large drag on performance, because the index is overweighting the overvalued and underweighting the undervalued. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
I Love the S&P 500 The main reason to love this index is that over time, it tends to beat the pants off the majority of managed mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
It's Time to Sell Your Small-Cap Stocks Large-cap valuations are unusually attractive. |
InternetNews
August 3, 2005
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: A Breather at Resistance The Nasdaq and S&P face some major resistances and could fall. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Weight of Wal-Mart's World Standard & Poor's is tweaking the weighting formula on its various indexes, including its widely tracked S&P 500 benchmark. The intention is noble. With $1 trillion invested in index funds, liquidity is a major concern. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2008
Todd Wenning |
This Will Scare You Silly Take a look at some scary annualized returns from index and bond funds, and what you can do to maximize your portfolio's returns. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
S&P 500 Dividend News The dividend world is getting richer -- are you taking advantage of it? |
InternetNews
May 31, 2007
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Resistance Defined Why the S&P is struggling here. |
