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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

By: John C. Bogle
Narrated by: Thom Pinto
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John C. Bogle's The Little Book of Index Investing is a power-packed explanation of why outperforming the market is an investor illusion. Instead, the founder of The Vanguard Group—the man who's been called "the conscience of the investment industry"*—recommends a simple, time-tested investment strategy that can deliver the greatest return to the greatest number of investors: indexing. Why? Investing is a zero-sum game where transaction costs, taxes, poor investment diversification, and poor market-timing (an affliction for most investors) hurts your portfolio more than it helps. Indexing eliminates that hurt. Bottom-line, if you can't be an index, why not invest in one? And you'll be all the happier and richer for it.
*Time Magazine

©2007 John C. Bogle (P)2006 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC Economics Personal Finance Investing

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“John C. Bogle...has the mind of an economist and the personality of a preacher.” —The Washington Post

“Bogle is rattling the status quo among the mutual fund titans.” —Fortune
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The nitty gritty of numbers and analysis regarding active and passive investing. Terrific insight with a lot of substance to support it. A must read for any investor!

Simplicity trumps complexity!

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There's so much I don't know about the world of investing. what a great start, especially to have found the holy grail, in a sense.

Fascinating stuff

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Anything Bogle is your definitive stop on passive indexing. Bogle provides a clear and concise survey of indexing and all that comes with it that beginners and experienced investors alike will profit from.

Passive Investor's Prime Reference

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