the S&P 500 index is hand picked (by some committee iirc) at S&P.
But there's only 1 type of index fund - the total market, cap-weighted index fund - that's worth investing in as a passive investor. Not any specific index that excludes some stocks while including others.
the S&P 500 index is hand picked (by some committee iirc) at S&P.
But there's only 1 type of index fund - the total market, cap-weighted index fund - that's worth investing in as a passive investor. Not any specific index that excludes some stocks while including others.