The S&P 500 Index (Standard & Poor's 500 Index) is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S. It was launched in 1957.

S&P 500 historical performance. What most people want to know when they research the S&P 500 is how the index as a whole is performing. Fortunately, the index has been tracked for the past 100 years.

The S&P 500 is a broad-based stock market index, consisting of 500 of some of the largest U.S. public companies. The diversity and size of the companies it tracks make the S&P 500 a proxy for the ...

The S&P 500 has 500 stocks in its index, while the Dow Jones only has 30 stocks. The Dow Jones tracks stocks across multiple sectors to gauge overall market performance.

For example, Charles Schwab offers a S&P 500 index fund as a straightforward option with no investment minimum. Its expense ratio is 0.02%, meaning every $10,000 invested costs $2 annually.

After the worst one-day slump since 2020 for the S&P 500, Wall Street strategists are drawing new lines in the sand for the index. Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson said ...

After another rough week for the S&P 500, investors should watch out if the index can't defend a key level, says Bank of America's head of portfolio strategy Michael Hartnett.

The 200-day moving average for the S&P 500 is the line in the sand between a sentiment-driven rally and ... The index climbed above its 200-day moving average of 5,749.44 after hovering below ...

After the worst one-day slump since 2020 for the S&P 500, Wall Street strategists are drawing new lines in the sand for the index. Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson said ...

The index needs to stay above 5,100 at the worst, says Mike Wilson After the worst one-day slump since 2020 for the S&P 500, Wall Street strategists are drawing new lines in the sand for the index.