Is only investing in the S&P 500 a solid strategy for growth? (layoffs, index)

[tommy64]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

How are most retail investors supposed to access those?

I believe you need to be in an accredited investor, and even then those kinds of investments carry considerable risk.

I'd imagine the fees are much higher on any private equity as well.

[TaxPhd]

Originally Posted by NORTY FLATZ

Is putting, all of your eggs in one basket, a good strategy?

I never would have described investing in a 500 stock portfolio as putting all of one’s eggs in one basket. . .

[mathjak107]

neither would i .

if anything it could be all your eggs in an equities basket , but it certainly has done the same or better then a total market fund with enough diversification in holdings

[BigCityDreamer]

And the S&P 500 closed at another record high for the week.

[BigCityDreamer]

[mathjak107]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

it has been a very good two months . 6 figure gains in just two months time

[BigCityDreamer]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

it has been a very good two months . 6 figure gains in just two months time

The S&P 500 is up 21% since November 1.

This thing is like a rocket ship.

[txfriend]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

it has been a very good two months . 6 figure gains in just two months time

Yep, same here don't you wish every 2 months would have the same returns?

[BigCityDreamer]

This has been a good month so far, even though the gain has been relatively smaller.

The trend has yet to be broken.

[wangchin213]

I've heard estimates of the S&P 500 hitting 6000 by year end and 6500 by the end of next year.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's 6500 by this December. Declining interest rates + healthy economy + AI boom should keeping driving up the market. Of course, there could be a sudden uptick in inflation, war in Taiwan, or some other black swan event.