The Standard and Poor's 500 is widely considered to be the most accurate
proxy for the stock market. It is used by virtually all professional money
managers as the benchmark against which they measure their performance.
Key features of the S&P 500
Consists of 500 U.S. stocks from 11 economic sectors;
Represents 81% of the market value of all companies
listed on the New York Stock Exchange;
Includes most of the largest companies;
Stocks included are widely held
The composite value of the S&P 500 exceeds 6
Trillion Dollars !!!
While past performance of the S&P 500 is no guarantee of its future
performance, the chart below is of particular interest to investors
considering Equity Index Linked Annuities.