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How to Use Individual Stocks and Index Funds for New Investors

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  1. 1The S&P 500 index fund holds 500 stocks that account for more than 80% of the total market value.
  2. 2Nearly 80% of Alphabet's total revenue is generated from Google brand services, including YouTube.
  3. 3As of mid-year, GE Vernova's backlog growth and total amount of $13 billion to $176 billion is larger than the $11.1 billion in revenue for that quarter.

So what's the key point?

An S&P 500 fund contains 500 companies that make up a large portion of the market. This means one fund can provide broad exposure to the total value of the market.

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