Common Sense on Mutual Funds
John C. Bogle is the founder and President of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group's Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. He founded Vanguard in 1974 and served as chairman and CEO until 1996, then as senior chairman until 2000. Mr. Bogle was named one of the four "Investment Giants" of the twentieth century by Fortune magazine in 1999; in 2004, Time named him one of the world's 100 most powerful and influential individuals; and Institutional Investor honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
Much has changed since the first edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds was published in 1999, and no one is more aware of this than mutual fund pioneer John Bogle. Bogle returns in this newly updated Second Edition to take another critical look at the mutual fund sector and assist investors understand the bewildering number of investing possibilities accessible to them.
This dependable resource covers the principles of mutual fund investing in today's tumultuous market environment and offers timeless advice on constructing an investment portfolio in a plain and accessible approach. Along the way, Bogle demonstrates how simplicity and common sense always triumph over costly complexity, and how a low-cost, broadly diversified portfolio is almost certain to outperform the great majority of Wall Street professionals in the long run.
- John C. Bogle, a mutual fund industry legend, wrote this.
- Discusses the timeless financial fundamentals that apply in any market.
- Considers the structural and regulatory developments that have occurred in the mutual fund business.
- Bogle's other books include The Little Book of Common Sense. Enough and Investing
Securing your financial future has never been more difficult, but reading the Second Edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds can make you a better investor.
Author: John C. Bogle
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Common-Sense-Mutual-Funds-Anniversary/dp/0470138130/
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