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Bogle on Mutual Funds: New Perspectives for the Intelligent Investor

John C. Bogle

John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group of Investment Companies, is both a dynamic leader in the mutual fund industry and its most outspoken critic. Best known for his crusade against unfair treatment of mutual fund clients, Bogle has built a $100 billion mutual fund company on principles of candor, fairness, and low cost. Bogle on Mutual Funds is his straightforward assessment of the industry he knows so well, written for the investor who wants a true and unflinching portrayal. Bogle not only explains the basic principles of canny mutual fund investing, but also explores its subtle nuances and exposes the hype and fads that often lure investors into making unwise decisions. Rather than a quick route to "wealth without risk, " this conscientious guide offers strategies for developing a diversified portfolio that will weather the market's short-term variations. With painstaking care, Bogle warns the reader of the major pitfalls common to mutual fund investing. This is the book to read if you are serious about mutual funds. Encouraging investors to take into account their investment attitudes, their position in the "life cycle" of an investment program, and the behavior of the securities markets over the long run, Bogle on Mutual Funds provides a solid framework for establishing a long-term investment portfolio, one based on sensible selections from among the thousands of stock funds, bonds funds, and money market funds available in this burgeoning industry. Every intelligent investor should read what Jack Bogle has to say about mutual funds.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Publish Date: Apr 27th, 2015
  • Pages: 368
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.30in - 1.20in - 1.20lb
  • EAN: 9781119088332
  • Categories: Investments & Securities - Mutual FundsPersonal Finance - InvestingMoney & Monetary Policy

About the Author

JOHN C. BOGLE is founder and former chairman of the Vanguard Group of mutual funds and President of its Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. After creating Vanguard in 1974, he served as chairman and chief executive officer until 1996 and senior chairman until 2000. Bogle is the author of ten books, including Enough.: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, and Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation, all published by Wiley.

Praise for this book

"No investor can be called "intelligent" who doesn't understand the principles Bogle articulates in this book. The investor may still decide to try his hand at outperforming the market, but he should know what he's up against." - Investing.com