SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF $131.21 (New York symbol SPY; buy or sell through brokers; www.spdrs.com) holds the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which consists of 500 major U.S. stocks that are chosen based on their market cap, liquidity and industry group.
The index’s highest-weighted stocks are Exxon-Mobil, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Apple, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Johnson & Johnson, …read more »
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may have a place in your portfolio. That’s because, unlike many other financial innovations, they don’t load you up with heavy management fees, or tie you down with high redemption charges if you decide to get out of them. Instead, they give you a low-cost, flexible, convenient alternative to mutual funds.
ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just like …read more »
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may have a place in your portfolio. That’s because, unlike many other financial innovations, they don’t load you up with heavy management fees, or tie you down with high redemption charges if you decide to get out of them. Instead, they give you a low-cost, flexible, convenient alternative to mutual funds.
ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just …read more »
SPDR S&P 500 ETF $106.11 (New York symbol SPY; buy or sell through brokers) holds the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which consists of 500 major U.S. stocks that are chosen based on their market cap, liquidity and industry group.
The index’s highest-weighted stocks are Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Apple, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Johnson & Johnson, …read more »
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may have a place in your portfolio. That’s because, unlike many other financial innovations, they don’t load you up with heavy management fees, or tie you down with high redemption charges if you decide to get out of them. Instead, they give you a low-cost, flexible, convenient alternative to mutual funds.
ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just like …read more »
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may have a place in your portfolio. That’s because, unlike many other financial innovations, they don’t load you up with heavy management fees, or tie you down with high redemption charges if you decide to get out of them. Instead, they give you a low-cost, flexible, convenient alternative to mutual funds.
ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just like …read more »
S&P DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS $104.92 (New York symbol SPY; buy or sell through brokers) are commonly called “Spiders.” The fund holds the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which consists of 500 major U.S. stocks that are chosen based on their market share, liquidity and industry group.
The index’s 10 highest-weighted stocks are Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Apple, JP Morgan …read more »
While ETFs won’t protect you from the three costliest mistakes an investor can make, they may have a worthwhile place in your portfolio.
Unlike many other innovations, ETFs don’t load you up with heavy management fees, or tie you down with heavy redemption charges if you decide to get out of them. Instead, they give you a lower-cost and more flexible …read more »
We still think high-quality mutual funds with a long-term focus will beat stock-market indexes over time. If funds invest as we advise — sticking with well-established companies and spreading their assets across the five main economic sectors — they will likely lose a lot less than the indexes during a significant market downturn.
That’s because big market slides are particularly hard …read more »
S&P DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS $92.14 (American Exchange symbol SPY; buy or sell through brokers) are commonly called “Spiders.” The fund holds the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which consists of 500 major U.S. stocks that are chosen based on their market share, liquidity and industry group.
The index’s 10 highest-weighted stocks are: Exxon Mobil, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, AT&T, Johnson …read more »





