SpaceX could soon land in a major index fund sitting in your retirement account, but it won't immediately make it into the S&P 500.

SpaceX and future IPOs could complicate major market indexes -- and the investments tracking them.

The phrase sounds almost impossible: a short squeeze involving index funds. After all, index funds are designed to be passive, rules-based buyers, not active traders caught on the wrong side of a position.

Dave Nadig, the longtime ETF analyst, went on Barry Ritholtz’s Masters in Business: At The Money podcast and described the upcoming SpaceX IPO as “one of those get-the-popcorn moments in markets.” The reason centers on index plumbing that most passive investors never think about.

Millions of Americans will soon be passively buying SpaceX through their index fund holdings.

The fastest path doesn't run through the Nasdaq fund everyone's watching — analysts say a plain total-market fund in millions of retirement accounts could be positioned to buy within a week of the IPO.

As both BlackRock and State Street plan to launch Nasdaq-100 ETFs to compete with QQQ, here are some alternatives to consider.

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to RIAs. She is a current CFA level 3 candidate and also has ...

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