S&P 500 Index Funds for the COMPLETE BEGINNER

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In this video we are talking about the S&P 500 index. We are talking about EVERYTHING the Complete Beginner needs to know for how to invest in the S&P 500 index.

We will talk about what the S&P 500 index is, the eligibility criteria to join the S&P 500, the different ways you can invest in the S&P 500 index, the 3 main options for investing in S&P 500 ETF's, expense ratios and everything in between.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Product summary:
Invests in stocks in the S&P 500 Index, representing 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Goal is to closely track the index’s return, which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. stock returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money’s growth is essential.
Expense ratio as of 04/28/2020: 0.03%
Market price as of 12/30/2020 $341.82
Month-end 10 largest holdings (28.20% of total net assets) as of 11/30/2020

1 Apple Inc.
2 Microsoft Corp.
3 Amazon.com Inc.
4 Alphabet Inc.
5 Facebook Inc.
6 Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
7 Johnson & Johnson
8 JPMorgan Chase & Co.
9 Visa Inc.
10 Procter & Gamble Co.

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY)
NAV $371.75 as of Dec 30 2020
Gross Expense Ratio 0.0945%
The SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500® Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Index is a diversified large cap U.S. index that holds companies across all eleven GICS sectors,

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)
NAV as of Dec 30, 2020: $373.11
Expense Ratio: 0.03%
The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities.

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