MY EXACT Dividend Stock Portfolio -- See it in M1 Finance! || https://m1.finance/k8qmCoo7rDQu In this video we are talking about the S&P 500 index. We are talking about EVERYTHING the Complete Beginner needs to know for how to invest in the S&P 500 index. 🔴 Partner With Me - averagejoe@creatorsagency.co We will talk about what the S&P 500 index is, the eligibility criteria to join the S&P 500, the different ways you can invest in the S&P 500 index, the 3 main options for investing in S&P 500 ETF's, expense ratios and everything in between. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Product summary: Invests in stocks in the S&P 500 Index, representing 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Goal is to closely track the index’s return, which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. stock returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money’s growth is essential. Expense ratio as of 04/28/2020: 0.03% Market price as of 12/30/2020 $341.82 Month-end 10 largest holdings (28.20% of total net assets) as of 11/30/2020 1 Apple Inc. 2 Microsoft Corp. 3 Amazon.com Inc. 4 Alphabet Inc. 5 Facebook Inc. 6 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 7 Johnson & Johnson 8 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 9 Visa Inc. 10 Procter & Gamble Co. SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY) NAV $371.75 as of Dec 30 2020 Gross Expense Ratio 0.0945% The SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500® Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Index is a diversified large cap U.S. index that holds companies across all eleven GICS sectors, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) NAV as of Dec 30, 2020: $373.11 Expense Ratio: 0.03% The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities.