Link copied
By Eric Rosenberg
Before 1975, buying the S&P 500 required purchasing each stock individually. That changed when Vanguard founder John Bogle introduced the first index fund tracking the S&P 500.
Today, many S&P 500 index funds make it easy to invest in top U.S. companies, often with lower fees than actively managed funds, as they track the index without the need for stock selection.
More Stories