SpaceX in your index fund, explained
中文摘要
文章探讨了 SpaceX 若加入纳斯达克 100 指数，其高估值和高风险是否会威胁指数基金及退休账户的稳定性。
English Summary
This article explores whether SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 could threaten the stability of index funds and retirement accounts due to its high valuation and risk.
AUUUUUGH | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Index funds are touted as one of the safest ways to invest. Rather than picking and choosing individual stocks, index funds let you bet on the market as a whole. So what happens when a company like SpaceX - a giant gamble, and, in my opinion, terribly overpriced - is fast-tracked into the Nasdaq-100? Does it suddenly threaten the stability of index funds based on the Nasdaq-100? Can a $1.77 trillion IPO crater the retirement funds of regular people who would ordinarily have no interest in investing in Elon Musk's meme stock? The answer has less to do with SpaceX and more to do with index funds - how they work, their history, and why they've … Read the full story at The Verge.