Day 47 Week 7 Day 5: How to Actually Buy the S&P 500 Investing Basics You access the S&P 500 through an index fund -- a single purchase that holds all 500 stocks. The most popular ones cost almost nothing.... You access the S&P 500 through an index fund -- a single purchase that holds all 500 stocks. The most popular ones cost almost nothing. Lesson Locked This Lesson Is For Paid Subscribers Subscribe to access the full lesson, commentary, and your day-by-day course progression. Start Learning - $9.99/month View Full Syllabus ← Previous Lesson Back to Browse Next Lesson →