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What is the S&P 500 — Should you Invest in the S&P 500

Posted on January 30, 2022January 28, 2022 By Kelly Donner 54 Comments on What is the S&P 500 — Should you Invest in the S&P 500

What is the S&P 500 — Should you Invest in the S&P 500

You've probably heard about the S&P 500 stock market index. It's what most people consider to be "the market" and it gives us good insight as to what the entire stock market is doing. What exactly does S&P 500 mean? This index is made up of a variety of companies of various sectors. For those of us that don't know much about investing, it can be a great choice providing the diversification needed for a well rounded portfolio in just one product. However, depending on your circumstances, there are better choices. When should you choose the S&P 500 and when should you seek alternatives? Take a look at what companies make up this index and its pros and cons to decide if it's the right choice for you.

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Comments (54) on “What is the S&P 500 — Should you Invest in the S&P 500”

  1. Chris Invests says:
    October 25, 2020 at 8:12 am

    Would you buy an S&P500 fund?

    1. Khikmatilla Usmonov says:
      July 23, 2021 at 12:35 pm

      No. I just sold it. I think today’s highest value is its maximum.

    2. The Beautiful Savage MMA AKA Mr. Crypto says:
      August 18, 2021 at 10:37 am

      Even better when you enter on a nice pullback with a 1:500 lol

    3. Ali Syed says:
      September 15, 2021 at 10:16 pm

      @Chris Invests hi Chris, thanks for the video. I’m new to trading and looking for some one to one mentoring/coaching for S&P500 futures investing. Do you offer such service?

    4. MICHAEL PAPOULAS says:
      December 13, 2021 at 11:26 pm

      yes

    5. Jack says:
      January 12, 2022 at 10:36 pm

      You can do anything with God God loves you Dont blaspheme the Holy Spirit it’s unforgivable.God loves you and sent his only son to die for you accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior confess your sins and repent you will be forgiven Don’t make idols Follow Gods commandments if this life is real why wouldn’t Heaven be God loves you🙏Psalms 121:2 NIV

      My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.1 John 4:15
      New International Version
      15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,(A) God lives in them and they in God.(B)And love Jesus Christ confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is King and the son of God and he died on the cross for are sins and rose on the third day from the dead and accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior🙏🙏Matthew 7:7
      New International Version
      Ask, Seek, Knock(A)
      7 “Ask and it will be given to you;(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.🙏There’s only one God and his son Jesus Christ are Lord and savior

  2. RETIRED & Loving It! says:
    October 25, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Good info!

  3. R J says:
    October 25, 2020 at 8:33 am

    Valuable stuff, thanks Chris!

    1. Aj Santos says:
      March 5, 2021 at 10:34 am

      How can i start in this stocks, what local bank in the phils wiil i invest

  4. Rob William - ELI5FI says:
    October 25, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    All in on the S&P 500 here. Specifically VFIAX. Great info as always!

    1. Chris Invests says:
      October 26, 2020 at 9:29 am

      Thank you…Hard to go wrong with Vanguard, Rob!

  5. moneybee says:
    October 25, 2020 at 10:17 pm

    I’m a big fan of the S&P myself. Some great companies, and a phenomenal historic track record. Great video!

    1. Haze says:
      October 26, 2020 at 10:45 am

      after watching a few videos about the sp500 and seeing the history of returns it only made sense to buy that etf untill I die

  6. Daddy Debt says:
    October 26, 2020 at 9:22 am

    Love the explanation of the S&P

  7. Victor-VE Univers says:
    October 26, 2020 at 11:10 am

    Wow, i like your detail explanation Chris. S&P500 is my favourite iNDEX FUND, i’ve got couple of S&P 500 ETFs, to be able to trade them like individual stocks, thank for sharing with us. big thumbs up

    1. Chris Invests says:
      October 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm

      That’s great, Victor. Thank you!

  8. Blue Collar Money & Investing Channel says:
    October 27, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Nice analysis on the SP500. Great for the set it and forget it investor who are not interested keeping up with stocks.

    1. Chris Invests says:
      October 27, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      Yes, exactly…thank you!

    2. Borderlands808 says:
      May 13, 2021 at 9:55 pm

      Is it good for someone just starting?

  9. The Money Plant says:
    October 30, 2020 at 9:11 am

    Awesome video Chris! I am a fan of the global index as a UK based investor personally. S&P 500 has been pretty tough to beat though!

    1. Chris Invests says:
      November 1, 2020 at 8:29 am

      Thank you! The S&P sure is a great choice 😁

  10. Trevor Condon says:
    February 27, 2021 at 3:10 am

    Great vid man, I took some notes. Thanks🤙

    1. Chris Invests says:
      February 27, 2021 at 9:15 am

      Thanks for watching, Brandon 🙂

  11. Brian Purcell says:
    May 8, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    Warren Buffet would disagree, he bet Hedge funds $1million that the S&P 500 would out perform any selected portfolios over the past 10 years. That was in 2008 and in 2018 he won that bet

    1. Terry Tripp says:
      June 14, 2021 at 6:08 pm

      I dont care

    2. Jeffrey Mbelu says:
      July 20, 2021 at 9:15 pm

      @Terry Tripp Lmaoo

    3. JG10RKN says:
      December 11, 2021 at 11:27 am

      Also done care. We are up and coming people, we don’t day trade we let our money grow long term.

  12. Uebr hehrbe says:
    June 29, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    I’m completely new to this and I’m confused on when you get paid. Is it yearly or what?

    1. Chris Invests says:
      June 29, 2021 at 4:51 pm

      You receive dividends (usually quarterly) and the price fluctuates daily

    2. giovanni adriani says:
      June 30, 2021 at 11:48 am

      @Chris Invests I thought you would get payed when you exited the market. Maybe clarify this in your next video!

  13. Jason Loop says:
    August 20, 2021 at 10:50 am

    Love this vid thanks but I’ve noticed so many types of S&P 500 index wtf, which one would you recommend? VOO, VTI?

    1. Chris Invests says:
      August 20, 2021 at 12:44 pm

      VOO tracks the S&P 500 but VTI doesn’t

    2. Jason Loop says:
      August 20, 2021 at 12:50 pm

      @Chris Invests thanks I’ve just subscribed. Thanks for taking the time to answer. Which one is your personal fav?

    3. Jason Loop says:
      August 20, 2021 at 12:52 pm

      One last question? What about SPY?

    4. Chris Invests says:
      August 20, 2021 at 1:41 pm

      @Jason Loop SPY is the same thing as VOO, just a different company and more expensive. My favorite is VUG.

    5. Jason Loop says:
      August 20, 2021 at 2:17 pm

      Thank you

  14. Paterson Davis says:
    September 4, 2021 at 11:55 pm

    *Rich people plays the money game to win.* *Poor people plays the money to not lose.* *The goal of the truly rich people is to have massive wealth and the poor sees a surplus as an opportunity for consumption instead of investing it.* *change your mindset and do what the rich does,* *which is investing,* *investing and investing.*

    1. Deli Ann says:
      September 6, 2021 at 11:43 pm

      I hope I can also work with him I’m from Kenya.

    2. Deli Ann says:
      September 6, 2021 at 11:43 pm

      I want to earn like you people. Someone please show me.

    3. Chong Lan Sang says:
      September 21, 2021 at 7:58 am

      @Jeena Llake what’s your trading platform? And what’s Mr. Chapman trading platform? Do you copy and trade from Mr Chapman with the same platform?

    4. Jeena Llake says:
      September 24, 2021 at 9:06 pm

      @Chong Lan Sang me I trade with etoro. But Chapman uses browntrio investments

    5. Jeena Llake says:
      September 24, 2021 at 9:06 pm

      I don’t copy his trade. He does and give me profit after the trading.

  15. Angel Montiel says:
    September 16, 2021 at 12:53 am

    I’m new to investing and I’m trying to find somewhere to start with least risk and long term is this the best to go with??

    1. Chris Invests says:
      September 19, 2021 at 8:07 am

      I have several videos about the best ETFs and strategies to use

  16. Andrew Acuna says:
    November 13, 2021 at 12:10 am

    I’m invested in the SP500 ETF, GrOwth ETF, Value ETF, and Dividend ETF. I definitely value the diversification.

    1. Chris Invests says:
      November 13, 2021 at 8:23 am

      Great 👍 Have you considered a total market fund?

  17. Nagaraju Bandi says:
    November 17, 2021 at 12:55 am

    Thank you🙏 very much sir i from India and very small investor I want to invest only rs 1,000 Or rs 2,000 every month in sip mode in S&P 500 for Long term I. e.. More than 3 year’s for this investment for low expenses and consistent returns please tell shall I shart investing through ETF or mutual fund kindly advice

  18. Sam Wheatley says:
    December 8, 2021 at 6:17 pm

    If people bought the s&p500 when this video was made they would be up almost 40% by now

    1. Terry says:
      January 1, 2022 at 3:20 pm

      I deeed

    2. Gerard Jachymiak says:
      January 3, 2022 at 9:48 am

      Hahaha

    3. Gerard Jachymiak says:
      January 3, 2022 at 9:48 am

      How much do you have in it

  19. advanzo says:
    December 15, 2021 at 8:06 pm

    Hey Chris great video. Did not know of growth index fund. Is it ticker VUG? I currently hold VOO for my Roth IRA and this next year I usually fund all 6k from day 1, I’ll be funding my 6k for 2022 into VUG I did notice the 5 year growth of VUG is higher than VOO so thank you for exposure to this fund was not aware of it. Love your channel. I’m first generation stock market investor and Roth IRA investor in my family and sometimes day trader usually take my profits from options trading and then I sink into my blue chip stocks and that’s how I also fund my Roth IRA from options trading

    1. Chris Invests says:
      December 16, 2021 at 9:15 am

      Thanks for watching! VUG is a more aggressive vanguard etf than VOO but there are many. It’s probably the most popular though.

  20. Nick Wilson says:
    January 14, 2022 at 2:27 pm

    You should add that although growth stock index funds have outperformed the market in the last decade, this has not always been the case. In the past century, value index funds have outperformed growth funds during most 5, 10 and 20 year time periods (Ben Felix and Paul Merriman have some good videos explaining this. You could also research Fama and French directly too since this is who they will often refer to). I’m not saying you should buy either growth or value. But you shouldn’t think that just because things have been a certain way in recent years that they will continue to be that way. People have short memories.

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