{
  "id": 15268907,
  "title": "3 Reasons the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Could Be Worth Holding for the Next 20 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/3-reasons-the-vanguard-s-p-500-etf-could-be-worth-holding-for-the",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/17/3-reasons-vanguard-sp-500-etf-worth-holding-years/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a compelling long-term investment option due to several key factors. Firstly, it offers broad exposure to the U.S. economic growth engine through its index of the biggest and most successful U.S. companies. Secondly, it's far from stagnant, with roughly 800 constituent changes since 1995, leading to a momentum strategy where smaller companies are dropped and larger, growing ones are added. This dynamic selection process helps to identify and capitalize on companies with strong growth potential. Thirdly, despite the reputation of inflation negatively affecting stocks over the long term, the S&P 500 has remained near its all-time highs even during periods of high inflation and slowing growth. This resilience can be attributed to companies with pricing power that can pass on higher costs to customers, contributing to revenue and earnings growth. Lastly, the fund's historical performance, with no negative 20-year returns since 1936 and no negative returns on any rolling timeframe longer than 12 years since 1972, provides strong evidence for the benefits of buy-and-hold investing over the long term.",
  "summary": "The reasons for owning the S&P 500 in your portfolio go beyond what you may realize.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "3 Reasons the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Could Be Worth Holding for the Next 20 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/3-reasons-the-vanguard-s-p-500-etf-could-be-worth-holding-for-the-15276890",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:23:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}