In 1976, to track the S&P 500 index in a form accessible to individual investors, Vanguard founder John Bogle created the First Index Investment Trust, now called the Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

We raised our 2025 S&P 500 Index target to 7,000 from 6,600 on election night, as we expected, the Trump mandate to allow for ...

The S&P 500 added 0.1% on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, closing above the 6,000-point milestone as investors continued to weigh the ...

But for many investors, S&P 500 index funds remain the overwhelming favorite when it comes to long-term investing. The S&P 500 index tracks the prices of the 500 largest U.S. public companies ...

Macro Risk Advisors’ chief technical strategist John Kolovos writes that the index has enough momentum to hit 7700 next year.

When I was growing up, I loved Choose Your Own Adventure books.  I see the world in shades of gray instead of black-and-white ...

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.38%) has soared this year, and that's terrific news. Investors, watching the index advance last year ... Shiller CAPE ratio is soaring. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole ...

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 19 points, trading slightly above breakeven. S&P 500 futures were also ...

There have been instances where the profitability screen prevented otherwise qualified companies from index inclusion. Most notably, Tesla TSLA was added to the index in December 2020, despite ...

The Vanguard Growth ETF will lean heavily on the tech sector, but its long-term growth potential remains strong.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has soared this year, and that's terrific news. Investors, watching the index advance last year, were hoping for one thing: the arrival of a new bull market.