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  "title": "Vanguard’s S&P 500 index fund changed how we invest — but there may be a smarter way to get into the market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/vanguards-s-p-500-index-fund-changed-how-we-invest-but-there-may-be-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T21:33:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "When everyone indexes, what is the market?",
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        "title": "Vanguard’s S&P 500 index fund changed how we invest — but there may be a smarter way to get into the market",
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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."
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