Learn the differences between S&P 500 and total market index funds across key factors, including volatility, growth, past ...

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At about 18.2, the Cboe Volatility index (VIX), an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility, sits comfortably below its long-run average of 19.5. The VIX is known as Wall Street's fear ...