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This Is the Best Investment Most Americans Can Make, According to Legendary Investor Warren Buffett. (Hint: It Isn't Berkshire Hathaway.)

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But the figures in this table illustrate Buffett's quote: "It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results." They are the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). Which S&P 500 index fund should you buy?

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Is It Safe to Invest Today? Here's a Better Question to Ask.

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There's a witty quote from Mark Twain that goes, "October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The chart below shows iShares Ultra Short-term Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: ICSH) , which rewards you similarly to a CD or bank account. One look is all you need to see that the return over time is pretty meager.

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