18. Is The S&P 500 A "Safe" Investment? The Hidden Risks Of Investing In Index Funds And Ways To Mitigate Them

There's this belief that the best way to earn good returns is to only invest in the S&P 500, but should you do that? In this week's episode, we explain how the S&P 500 works, the history behind it and the hidden risks behind index funds. We also propose a way to mitigate them. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and leave us a 5⭐️ rating. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us reach more people and gain credibility. Thank you! 😇 This episode is not sponsored, but below there are a couple of referral links (if you sign up through these, we’ll get a small payment which helps us create this free content): Investing in ETFs (incl. Vanguard) with InvestEngine: ⁠⁠⁠Click here ⁠⁠⁠to get up to £50 bonus when you invest £100 (Ts&Cs apply).  Trading 212: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1). If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS. Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall. For more financial education made simple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download our free investing guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See you next time! 🤗