S&P 500 Guides
The S&P 500 is the benchmark most people mean when they talk about "the market" — an index of roughly 500 large U.S. companies that you can't buy directly, only gain exposure to through a fund built to track it. These guides cover how the index works, how to check its actual current performance rather than a stale number, and how funds like VOO relate to it.
VOO Year-End Outlook: Can the S&P 500 ETF Sustain Its Gains?
VOO's real year-to-date performance, updated live, plus what actually drives whether S&P 500 gains hold up into year-end, explained in plain English.
S&P 500 & VOO Growth: Latest Performance
How to check the S&P 500's and VOO's latest price, growth, and year-to-date performance in real time, plus how to think about long-run average returns.