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Strategies & Market Trends : Bob Brinker: Market Savant & Radio Host -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Boca_PETE who wrote (5270)	5/30/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: Sam2482	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 42834

I have heard Bob talk about buying spiders ( SPY ) to own the S&P 500. I have not heard him comment on the difference if any between owning spiders or an S&P 500 index fund. It would seem to me that buying spiders would be better than buying an index fund just do to timing. You can be in or out instantly as opposed to the end of the day or sending something in writting if you deal with Vangaurd. Does anyone know if I'm missing anything...are dividends paid on both ? Any comments on the two methods of owning the S&P ? Does anyone know if western Europe has an index fund similiar to our S&P ? In my view liquidity continues to drive this market, in particular the S&P. Most of the " automatic dollars ( 401K, etc ) " being invested into the market can only go into a finite group of stocks. Most of the large funds and institutions can only invest in large caps as well. This is why I think the large caps will continue to out perform the small caps for a long time. I am interested in investing based on the same senerio in Europe.