John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 Years

By John C. Bogle

John Bogle on Investing is the first comprehensive review of the career and contributions of this dynamic investing icon. From Jack Bogle's never-before-published 1951 Princeton thesis to more than two dozen essays covering five decades of investing, it is a 50-year compendium of the work and wisdom of one of the world's most important financial figures.

Investors at all levels will profit from insights including:

• Recommendations for ensuring 100% of market returns
• Thoughts on indexing­­from the "Father of the Index Fund"
• Ways to keep today's turbulent markets in perspective

Praise for the International Bestseller Bogle on Mutual Funds:

"Any investor who owns or is thinking of owning shares in a fund should read this book cover to cover."
­­Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

"This book sets the ultimate benchmark for all how-to-invest books."
­­Peter L. Bernstein, Economic Consultant, Author, Against the Gods

"A long-time student of the mutual fund industry, Bogle is both its harshest critic and its greatest friend. He is, in effect, the conscience of the industry..."
­­Don Phillips, CEO, Morningstar

• Language: English
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Release date: Oct 21, 2000
• ISBN: 9780071374514

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.

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