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What is a mutual fund or investment that best represents the S&P 500?

Is there an index fund, mutual fund or some other investment that is basically a good indexing or mirroring of the S&P 500?

Mike

The S&P 500 itself is an index fund. You can get it through most brokers, including Vanguard. It performs quite well!

I am not a financial adviser, but remember to diversify, and invest in some emerging market international funds... I got one that made 29% this year. :)

Rich D

The absolute best and cheapest is the Vanguard S&P 500 Index fund.

All index funds are not created equal. Make sure you check the expense fee. Vanguards is 0.18% Others charge up to 1.5% Doesn;t sound like much, but it adds up over time.

VFINX is the ticker symbol so it can be purchased with a broker, or contact them directly. Direclty would be cheapest, but if you cannot afford the minimum, through a broker would be the second option.

There are also EFT (exchange traded funds) that mirror funds or baskets of stocks. There are several ETF's that mimic S&P 500 performace.

SPY is very common S&P500 ETF. There are also some other common ETF's listed in a link I will provide you.

Good luck. The S&P 500 is a great investment tool for investors. Put in steadily and you'll be rewarded.

skipper

The exchange traded fund (ETF) with the symbol SPY. There are many SP500 index funds, both ETF and mutual funds.

jeff410

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=vfinx&d=t

Common Sense

SPY is the symbol for an ETF of the S&P500 index. You can buy it through any broker (preferably a "discount" broker).

If you're buying in installements the next best way to go is the Vanguard S&P500 index fund.

These are the two most basic ways to go & the least expensive. The SPY is the most active "stock" on the American Stock Exchange. The Vanguard S&P500 Mutual Fund is the largest index fund in the USA.

zioncanyon

vanguard has one called the sp 500...fidelity has one too, but it goes by some fancy name

phildarthebuildar

Ticker BEP. It's an S&P covered call with a nice dividend.

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