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2. History of Federal Open Market Committee actions - Wikipedia

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   Paul Volcker was chosen as Fed Chairman in 1979 in order to deal with the challenge of high inflation. In a rare Saturday press conference on October 6, 1979, Paul Volcker's federal reserve increased the Fed Funds rate from 11% to 12%. The event was known as the "Saturday Night Massacre" because of its effect on US bond prices.

3. S&P 500 - Wikipedia

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   It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices and includes approximately 80% of the total market capitalization of U.S. public companies, with an aggregate market cap of more than $43 trillion as of January 2024. [2] [5] The S&P 500 index is a free-float weighted/ capitalization-weighted index. As of December 29, 2023, the nine largest ...

4. Best total stock market index funds - AOL

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   Wilshire 5000 Index Investment Fund (WFIVX) This fund seeks to replicate the total return of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, which includes about 3,500 stocks and is market-cap weighted ...

5. Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index - Wikipedia

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   The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a market capitalization -weighted index, meaning the securities in the index are weighted according to the market size of each bond type. Most U.S. traded investment grade bonds are represented. Municipal bonds, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are excluded, due to tax treatment issues.

6. 7 best S&P 500 index funds in 2024 - AOL

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   Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFIAX) 14.5%. 0.04%. $3,000. Fidelity 500 index fund (FXAIX) 14.5%. 0.015%. None. Each of these funds tracks the S&P 500 index, so it’s little surprise that they have ...

7. SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF - Wikipedia

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   The SPDR S&P 500 ETF trust is an exchange-traded fund which trades on the NYSE Arca under the symbol SPY ( NYSE Arca : SPY ). SPDR is an acronym for the Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts, the former name of the ETF. It is designed to track the S&P 500 stock market index. This fund is the largest and oldest ETF in the USA.