The Smartest S&P 500 ETF to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

Index investing has grown increasingly popular in recent years, as more and more retail investors learn about the simplicity and low fees associated with the strategy.Warren Buffett has long told investors that putting their money in a low-fee S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index fund is one of the smartest things they could do with their money. He even recommends it over Berkshire Hathaway, his own company's stock. The Oracle of Omaha has even instructed the executor of his estate to put almost all his assets in an S&P 500 index fund for his wife.The components of the benchmark index are all widely traded with lots of liquidity, which means most index fund companies can offer very competitive products. Currently, investors can pay expense ratios as low as 0.03% for multiple S&P 500 index funds. But if you have $1,000 to invest, it might be worth paying a little more for an S&P 500 index fund that does things just a little bit differently.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool