In today’s episode, Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America at Morningstar Research Services, talks about how SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust—or SPY—revolutionized investing.

00:06 Introduction

00:38 Meta’s earnings beat expectations

01:53 Amazon tightens its belt

03:05 Pfizer posts record revenue for 2022

03:59 McDonald’s strong customer traffic offsets margins

05:07 SPY ETF celebrates 30th anniversary

05:36 What is an ETF?

06:18 How did index funds’ popularity help ETFs?

07:31 How has the ETF market evolved to include active ETFs?

08:38 Where does the ETF market stand today?

09:49 What's made SPY in particular so successful since its debut?

12:23 What do you think the future holds for SPY?

13:45 SPY holds the title as the world's largest ETF, but it's not the world's first, right?

14:36 3 Dividend Stocks for February 2023

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