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The S&P 500 includes the 500 largest U.S. companies. Its top stocks are Nvidia (7.95% of the fund's holdings), Microsoft (6.73%), Apple (6.60%), and Amazon (3.72%). Information technology stocks ...

The S&P 500 index is near all-time highs, but history suggests you will be OK if you buy and hold long enough.

Buying and holding an ETF that tracks the performance of the S&P 500 is an easy way to gain broad diversification. Investors ...

Ten Vanguard ETFs have delivered double-digit percentage year-to-date gains. One stands out as the best performer in 2025, though -- and it isn't even a close contest. As you might have guessed from ...

When it comes to investing, J.P. Morgan and Vanguard are two of the biggest names in the financial industry. Whether you’re looking for hands-on portfolio management or a low-cost way to build wealth, ...

I can offer lots of reasons why now is the time to invest in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( VOO 0.56%), and here's a big one: ...

Vanguard differs greatly from most other asset managers and mutual fund companies. Organized as a mutual company, the firm is ultimately owned by the shareholders who invest in its funds. When you ...

In this piece, we’ll have a closer look at three of the most popular Vanguard ETFs out there. Undoubtedly, there’s quite a bit of overlap between many of these go-to ETFs. In any case, they remain a ...

We recently compiled a list of the 8 Best Vanguard Funds to Invest In for Retirees. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NASDAQ:VFIAX) stands against the ...

Vanguard has a very large collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with choices that should appease just about any investor. One ETF that will fit in almost any portfolio is the Vanguard S&P 500 ...

Ordinarily, my default choice for the best Vanguard ETF to buy would be the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). This fund has performed well over the long term. It offers investors an opportunity to ...