Why the Original S&P 500 Stocks Outperformed the Updated Index
The original S&P 500 stocks were re-introduced in 1957 as a stock market index to track the value of the 500 largest listed American companies including all sectors. What would have happened if an investor had bought the original S&P 500 stocks in 1957 and held them passively? And, how does that return compare to investing in the actual S&P 500 which is periodically...