3 Stocks to Buy BEFORE They Join the S&P 500

The S&P 500 is a well-recognized benchmark within the stock market. It holds shares in 500 companies and prioritizes them by market cap. Trillion-dollar corporations have more influence over the index than companies with $20 billion market caps. This market cap-weighted setup explains why the Magnificent Seven stocks continue to impact the stock market's performance. The index periodically replaces underperforming stocks with new corporations that fulfill the index's criteria. Corporations must be profitabl ...