Stock Market Sell-Off: 2 No-Brainer Vanguard Index Funds to Buy With $500 Right Now

The U.S. stock market has fallen sharply as trade tensions have escalated under the Trump administration. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is currently 16% below the record high it reached two months ago, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is down 21%.Historically, stock market drawdowns have been excellent buying opportunities. Here are two no-brainer Vanguard index funds worth owning, and neither one costs more than $500 per share.The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) measures the performance of the S&P 500, which itself tracks 500 large U.S. stocks that span all 11 market sectors. The index fund lets investors spread capital across many of the most influential businesses in the world. The five largest holdings are listed by weight below:Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool