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There are more than 10,000 publicly traded companies on U.S. stock exchanges. Here are the largest ones. Adam Levy is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering technology, consumer, and ...

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF offers low-cost exposure to the 500 biggest U.S. companies. Invesco S&P 500 ETF provides equal-weight exposure to the same companies. iShares Russell 1000 targets U.S. companies ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...