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    There's More Big Tech In Your Life Than You Even Know. Check Out Your Stock Portfolio

    The market is hitting records, in large part because of a handful of superstar tech stocks. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix and Google's parent dominate indexes in retirement funds.
    by Jim Zarroli Aug 20, 2020 2 minutes
    The Google logo adorns the outside of the company's New York City office building. The stock market is hitting records, in large part because of a handful of superstar tech stocks, including Alphabet, Google's parent company.

    When legendary investor Jack Bogle created the index fund in 1976, he saw it as a way to help ordinary Americans share in the riches of the entire U.S. stock market.

    This year, index fund investors are making money all right. But it's come with some risks: Much of the gains are due to a half-dozen ultra-hot technology stocks.

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