Investing is all about common sense. Owning a diversified portfolio of stocks and holding it for the long term is a winner's game. Trying to beat the stock market is theoretically a zero-sum game (for every winner, there must be a loser), but after the substantial costs of investing are deducted, it becomes a loser's game. Common sense tells us - ...
In this title, the author offers the essential principles of canny mutual fund investing as well as caveats to protect the investor. He shows how to avoid major pitfalls common to mutual fund investing while increasing your return without increasing risk. In addition, he covers methods to develop a fully diversified and winning portfolio, tax ...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "Cogent, honest, and hard-hitting-a must read for every investor." -Warren E. Buffett Praise for Common Sense on Mutual Funds "Invoking both Thomas Paine and Benjamin Graham, Jack Bogle outlines a supremely logical plan not only to better investors' returns, but to improve the whole fund industry. This isn't just the best book ...
Written by John C. Bogle - the legendary founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund - "Enough" offers his unparalleled insights on money, the values we should emulate in our business and professional callings, and what we should consider as the true treasures in our lives. Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle has delivered to ...
There is no one better qualified to tell us about the failures of the American financial system and the grotesque abuses that have taken place in recent years than John Bogle, who as founder and former chief executive of the Vanguard mutual funds group has seen firsthand the innermost workings of the financial industry. A zealous advocate for the ...
This work chronicles John Bogle's - the founder and former senior chairman of the Vanguard Group - 50 years in the financial services industry. His university thesis on the role of an investment company is included, along with speeches made by him over the past 40 years. The themes of investing for the long term, the importance of indexing, the ...
'"The Mutual Fund Industry Handbook" is a remarkably important work ...I am profoundly impressed by the broad and comprehensive sweep of information and knowledge that this book makes available to industry participants, college and business school students, and anyone else with a serious interest in this industry' - From the Foreword by John C. ...
Explains what an index fund is and how they are designed and managed. Throughout the text the emphasis is on developing a portfolio plan, implementing strategies and gauging performance.
Mark Twain loved to poke fun at the financial markets and the irresistible urge of speculation. Using Twain's words, financial journalist Leckey imparts the lessons today's investor can learn from Twain, combing his novels, stories, speeches, and letters for telling sayings about making, saving, guarding, and growing money.
Inventor, Writer, Statesman, Military Leader...Businessman You are holding the only modern adaptation of Benjamin Franklin's 18th century autobiography. It is at its heart one of the greatest business stories ever told. ""Franklin's autobiography is America's first great self-help book. It teaches in a delightful way how to win friends, ...
Millions of investors have already been victimized by the scams that were Enron and Worldcom. And it's not over. Millions more will be victimized by tomorrow's mega-billion-dollar financial catastrophes. This is the first comprehensive, "no-sacred-cows" guide to today's financial scandals -- and to protecting your assets from tomorrow's. Unlike ...
John Bogle, the founder and former Chairman of Vanguard, is one of Irwin's best selling authors, and one of the titans of the investing industry. His Bogle on Mutual Funds, published in September of 1993, sold more than 100,000 units in its first 18 weeks, and has gone on to sell more than a quarter of a million copies. He returned to McGraw-Hill ...
'Adam Smith continues to dazzle and sparkle! With the passage of time, "Supermoney" has, if anything, added to its power to inspire, arouse, provoke, motivate, inform, illuminate, entertain, and guide a whole new generation of readers, while marvelously reprising the global money show for earlier fans' - David M. Darst, author of "The Art of Asset ...
The pioneering visionary of The Vanguard Group guides investors through the realities of selecting mutual funds today. Incisive analysis of the nature of market returns, the importance of asset allocation, and the benefits of wise fund selection. Insights on the benefits of simplicity in investing, the consistency of index funds, the importance of ...
The founder and former chief executive of the Vanguard mutual fund group discusses the failures of the American financial system, the grotesque abuses that have taken place in recent years, and what can be done to reestablish ethical and sound practices.
The Bogleheads are back - with retirement planning advice for those who need it! Whatever your current financial situation, you must continue to strive for a viable retirement plan by finding the most effective ways to save, the best accounts to save in, and the right amount to save, as well as understanding how to insure against setbacks and ...
John C. Bogle shares his extensive insights on investing in mutual funds. Since the first edition of "Common Sense on Mutual Funds" was published in 1999, much has changed, and no one is more aware of this than mutual fund pioneer John Bogle. Now, in this completely updated Second Edition, Bogle returns to take another critical look at the mutual ...
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