Who’s Who in the S&P 500: see it in one Interactive Graphic

While we are sorry to see Smart Money fade away (reports indicate the print version of this consumer retail financial magazine will be suspended) we must admit that like its counterparts in this industry the “advice” therein was often too vague or circumstance specific (if not downright incorrect) to be helpful. All the same, they did offer some interesting pictures of the world of finance.

The below is a graphic that acts as a link. Double click on the graphic and you will be transported to the Smart Money website with this interactive graphic. It can help you “see” a who’s who of the S&P 500 index, an index of the 500 largest publicly traded US businesses:

·         Who is the biggest company represented in the S&P 500 index (whose stock value change has the biggest affect on the index)

·         Who are the big firms in each sector of the S&P 500

·         How big is each sector relative to the others

·         Which firms overall and by sector have been growing and which shrinking based on total stock value