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An S&P 500 index fund gives you suitably diversified exposure to the stock market, but while it may have more liquidity, you will still have to pay taxes on withdrawals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The fund has returned an average of 15% annually, according to people familiar with the fund, compared to the 7% average return of HFR’s index of credit hedge funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Both are optical networking companies whose technology features in artificial-intelligence data centers, and both stocks surged the day after they were added to the benchmark index.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller 20-city index, which tracks price changes in 20 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, rose 1.2% from the year prior in January.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“But I don’t think about that too much. I mean, sometimes. But more because he stopped coming back on Saturdays, like he’s supposed to. Like the index card says.”

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers