{"id":356802,"date":"2022-07-22T14:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/?p=356802"},"modified":"2024-10-07T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T06:13:38","slug":"sp-500-know-this-before-you-invest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/playlist\/investing-in-the-us-market\/sp-500-know-this-before-you-invest\/","title":{"rendered":"S&amp;P 500 &#8211; Know THIS Before You Invest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"S&amp;P 500 - Know THIS Before You Invest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLLy-zorD7I?list=PLNtoL6rfNKdm_1un9xXF5zv7-lsaLwgVV\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QLLy-zorD7I?list=PLNtoL6rfNKdm_1un9xXF5zv7-lsaLwgVV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Listen-on-Youtube-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354936\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:5px;width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Listen-on-Youtube-logo.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Listen-on-Youtube-logo-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Listen-on-Youtube-logo-1024x297.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ziet.co\/v2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Listen-on-Youtube-logo-768x223.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Video<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 5 facts you need to know before you invest in the S&amp;P 500 Index<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddde\ud835\udde5 \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUFZZFV5ZFpybzVLMGFZQklJdkt4cURtMWljQXxBQ3Jtc0tuTFU2R3oxN2o3R1VEU1JCTDh3RWdvOXdUcnZZNU5HTWtwNEtBRzI5RXpaRXowejdnbWxReVBGbmM2eHdzREFiTk92THZGOGxRMmFuOEdZVDBvdlNNMjY5X093UF9CcHhiZG9TUTVvd3VuV2VkSEpjQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.interactivebrokers.com%2Fmkt%2F%3Fsrc%3DzietPY2%26url%3D%252Fen%252Fwhyib%252Foverview.php%253Fnored%253Dt&amp;v=BhMZ2oASea8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/mk..<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/en\/whyib\/overview.php?nored=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2b07\ufe0fTimestamps:<br>0:00 \u2192 Introduction<br>0:33 \u2192 (1) Different variations of S&amp;P 500 Index<br>1:54 \u2192 (2) Most stocks in the index are short-lived<br>3:57 \u2192 (3) Strict requirements to get into the index<br>5:14 \u2192 (4) Various ETFs tracking the index<br>6:52 \u2192 (5) S&amp;P 500 Index is not as diversified as you think<br>8:30 \u2192 Outro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. According to Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s (S&amp;P)&#8217;s survey, an estimated USD 13.5 trillion is indexed or benchmarked to the index, with indexed assets comprising approximately USD 5.4 trillion of this total (as of Dec. 31, 2020). The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 is often considered the primary benchmark for U.S. equities, and many mutual funds and ETFs are available that track the index. Because of its influence, it is important to understand how this index is constructed and what exactly it measures in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 index is a free float-adjusted market-cap weighted index, and because of that, the index is continuously recalculated based on the number of shares available for trading. 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According to Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s (S&amp;P)&#8217;s survey, an estimated USD 13.5 trillion is indexed or benchmarked to the index, with indexed assets comprising approximately USD 5.4 trillion of this total (as of Dec. 31, 2020). The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization. The S&amp;P 500 is often considered the primary benchmark for U.S. equities, and many mutual funds and ETFs are available that track the index. Because of its influence, it is important to understand how this index is constructed and what exactly it measures in the market. The S&amp;P 500 index is a free float-adjusted market-cap weighted index, and because of that, the index is continuously recalculated based on the number of shares available for trading. 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