The Smartest S&P 500 ETF to Buy With $100 Right Now

Warren Buffett has long suggested that average investors would be best off buying an S&P 500 index fund. If you know you should invest but don't want to do the heavy lifting of buying individual stocks, that's sage advice. But there's an important twist to the S&P 500 index that you might want to consider if you plan to listen to Buffett today.Wall Street generally considers the S&P 500 index "the market." However, it isn't meant to track the ups and downs of Wall Street. The S&P 500 index is meant to track the U.S. economy. This is probably why Warren Buffett likes the index, since the United States has a long history of growth and innovation. Buying the S&P 500 is betting on the United States.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool