Common Sense on Mutual Funds, John C. Bogle
Common Sense on Mutual Funds, John C. Bogle
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Common Sense on Mutual Funds

Author: John C. Bogle

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2000


Synopsis

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 fund industry and help investors navigate their way through the staggering array of investment alternatives that are available to them.

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this reliable resource examines the fundamentals of mutual fund investing in today's turbulent market environment and offers timeless advice in building an investment portfolio. Along the way, Bogle shows you how simplicity and common sense invariably trump costly complexity, and how a low cost, broadly diversified portfolio is virtually assured of outperforming the vast majority of Wall Street professionals over the long-term.

Written by respected mutual fund industry legend John C. Bogle
Discusses the timeless fundamentals of investing that apply in any type of market
Reflects on the structural and regulatory changes in the mutual fund industry
Other titles by Bogle: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing and Enough.
Securing your financial future has never seemed more difficult, but you'll be a better investor for having read the Second Edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds.

About John C. Bogle

John C. Bogle is founder of The Vanguard Group, Inc. and president of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. He created Vanguard, one of the two largest mutual-fund organizations in the world, in 1974 and served as Chairman and CEO until 1996 and Senior Chairman until 2000. Designated by Fortune magazine as one of the investment industry’s four “Giants of the 20th Century,” in 2004 he was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University, his alma mater, for distinguished achievement in the nation’s service. That same year Time magazine named Mr. Bogle one of the world’s 100 most powerful and influential people.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on May 11, 2015

If you're not a super informed investor this is a really valuable book to read. Main take aways from this book: All market index funds (bond and stock) are an ideal place for most people to invest money because. - Their expense ratios are low and efficient. - They reflect the market as a whole which o......more

Goodreads review by Martin on August 24, 2007

For Bogle converts, you won't find much new in this book. For everyone else, and that's most of you, you really ought to read this book. An unflinching attack on America's financial industry, Bogle explains how the average investor is separated from their money. But rather than doom and gloom, the b......more

Goodreads review by Marshall on February 25, 2019

This is the newest edition of one of the best investing books I've read. I was curious to hear Bogle's thoughts on the recent economic situation, and his reflections on his sage advice ten years earlier. The last ten years, although totally unprecedented and unpredictable, have certainly borne him o......more

Goodreads review by Omar on February 27, 2016

I recently finished reading Common Sense on Mutual Funds - New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor - by John C. Bogle. Below are key excerpts from this book that I found to be insightful: Investing is an act of faith. We entrust our capital to corporate stewards in the faith—at least with the ho......more

Goodreads review by John on May 17, 2016

Easy there John Bogle, save a few pats on your back for me! I really enjoyed this, but its not for everyone. It does have a lot of dense information proving its point. The point: Investing in low-cost all-market passively-managed index funds for the long term is what you should do. If you need some on......more