Representing approximately 80 percent of total market capitalization in the US, the S&P 500 Index includes 500
of the largest publicly traded corporations. The Index covers 11 major market sectors and includes well-known companies such as Amazon, Google, Exxon Mobil, Duke Energy, and DuPont, but the Index also includes lesser-known companies such as Activision, Salesforce, Prologis, and many others. The Index has argumentatively weathered most types of storms associated with economic, political, and social situations considered possible over the decades. Subsequently…