Overview
- Published on Oct. 10, two Motley Fool pieces spotlight Vanguard’s Mega Cap Growth (MGK) and Growth (VUG) ETFs as accessible long-term investing options.
- One article models a scenario in which a single $1,000 investment in MGK could grow to about $424,000 over time, framed strictly as an illustration.
- A companion piece posits that investing $500 each month in VUG could reach roughly $800,000 in a couple of decades, contingent on market returns.
- MGK holds 69 megacap names and has been tech-heavy at roughly 65%, with 10-year total returns cited at just over 405% versus 239% for the S&P 500.
- The coverage emphasizes ETFs as a lower-effort path to diversification while noting concentration and volatility risks and stating that outcomes are not guaranteed.