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Index Funds and the Hidden Cost of Market Concentration
As of August 2026, the S&P 500 has climbed 0.6% in a week while the Dow has slipped 0.1%, but beneath the surface, market concentration has reached a level that quietly reshapes how index funds behave. Lucas and Luna dig into the mechanics: the top ten stocks now make up over a third of the S&P 500, a record that complicates the classic 'buy the index' advice. They walk through a concrete example—how a single mega-cap's earnings miss can move the entire index—and discuss what this means for investors who thought index funds were the ultimate diversification tool. With real GDP…
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