Good with the.....VOO. I have only nine stocks but I also have the SP500 Index fund and the fidelity contra Fund....also a big cap fund. I see them as very important to anchor and balance out my very concentrated stock portfolio. BUT....at the same time...they TRIPLE up on the BIG CAP ICONIC STOCKS that are my nine stocks. As to the nine stocks being suitable for an IRA.....WELL......for the most part they are ALL among the greatest companies in the world. In fact EIGHT of them are among the top 25 companies in the SP500. KEEP IN MIND....what counts...the only thing that counts...is what is best for......YOU, YOU, YOU.