TOPT: The S&P 500 Acts More Like A 20-Stock Index, This ETF Proves It

1993. That's the first time I bought an ETF. Because that is the first time you COULD buy an ETF. Anywhere. That ETF was the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ), whichI'm Rob Isbitts, founder of Sungarden Investment Publishing. I run the new investing group Sungarden Investors Club, a community dedicated to navigating the modern investment climate with humility, discipline, and a non-traditional approach to income investing. I've been charting investments since the 1980s, and I spent decades an an investment adv ...