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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: mechinv   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: S&P 500 hits record high
Date: 02/14/24 10:29 AM
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I had mentioned Uber in my previous message. Uber shares are rallying 11% right now on management announcing plans to buy back up to $7B of stock.

investors.com - Uber stock buyback plan

This is undoubtedly contributing to the rise in the S&P 500 today. When you invest in an index, the people who manage the index periodically replace losers that no longer meet their standards with new companies that do. They kicked out Sealed Air Corp (SEE), a company few people have heard of - it was experiencing lower revenues, and its market cap shrank to $5B. And replaced it with Uber, a global brand with $37B of revenue growing at 15% YoY.

This is another advantage you get when you invest in SPY or VOO.
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