Investing in an etf recent market data shows that investing

Recent market data shows that investing in an ETF tracking the S&P 500 has delivered a YTD return above 8.3%, driven by tech and healthcare outperformers. Analysts project mild volatility in Q3 as Fed rate policy remains data-dependent. I currently have a low allocation to bonds. However, I'm slowly increasing my allocation to bonds as I age by steadily investing a portion of my cash in top bond ETFs, such as the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF. The S&P 500 index always includes the top U.S. companies across industries that are powering the day's economy, and it keeps current by reviewing members on a quarterly basis to cut certain ones and replace them with others that may be more relevant. This strategy has helped the index reflect the economy of the times, and it's been a winner for investors, too, as the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual gain of 10% since its launch as a 500-member index back in the late 1950s. That's an average, so note there are years when it's up and years when it's down. Retail sector ETFs slid 1.5% last week on softer consumer spending data. However, e-commerce sub-segment ETFs within retail saw gains on cross-border sales growth.