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Our Mission: To expand John C. Bogle’s legacy by promoting the principles of successful investing and financial well-being through education and community.

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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
3 years
In troubled times and volatile markets, we remember the words of Jack Bogle. "Press on regardless." "Don't peek." "Don't just do something, stand there!" "Stay the course."
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"Most people probably shouldn't do anything other than have index funds." ~Charlie Munger #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
1 year
Best zinger of the 2023 Bogleheads® conference (once again) goes to Dr. Bill Bernstein: An $80,000 Tesla isn't a car; it's an IQ test.
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"Most people probably shouldn't do anything other than have index funds." ~Charlie Munger #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"Most people probably shouldn't do anything other than have index funds." ~Charlie Munger #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
3 years
Bogleheads, we're really doing this! Our long-awaited, much-postponed annual IN-PERSON conference will be held Oct. 12-14, 2022, in the Chicago suburbs. You can't sign up yet, but please read the announcement from @Rick_Ferri with some of the details.
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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There's no perfect portfolio. There are plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios. ~Mike Piper, CPA ( @michaelrpiper ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Taylor Larimore, one of the original Bogleheads and a living legend, celebrated his 99th birthday on Wednesday. Happy birthday, dear Taylor, and thank you for your service! You inspire us to live well, help others, and be kind. Sign Taylor's "card" here:
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack." ~John C. Bogle #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
1 year
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Bogleheads® conference. With ~500 attendees, it was our biggest conference yet! For those who couldn't make it, we'll be releasing videos of our sessions soon. Check out last year's conference 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The Bogleheads® wiki is a free resource that provides information about many areas of personal finance - not just #investing . You can find information on Social Security, disability insurance, estate planning and more! 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Cost – not investor skill – is the best predictor of future returns. Smart investors stay focused on keeping costs low. For a primer on #investing , read this book 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The videos from the 2023 Bogleheads Conference are available! Bogleheads University event (both the 101 and 501 tracks): Saturday and Sunday sessions: We hope that you enjoy them. #investing #DIY
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Cost – not investor skill – is the best predictor of future returns. Smart investors stay focused on keeping costs low. For a primer on #investing , read this book 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The best advice my grandmother gave is to save a percent of every dollar that crossed your path. ~Michelle Singletary ( @SingletaryM ) at the 2023 Bogleheads® conference
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy." ~John C. Bogle #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
1 year
A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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No matter how efficient or inefficient markets may be, the returns earned by investors as a group must fall short of the market returns by precisely the amount of the aggregate costs they incur. It is the central fact of #investing . - Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The Education of an Index Investor: born in darkness, finds indexing enlightenment, overcomplicates everything, embraces simplicity. ~Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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How many funds are in your portfolio? Just three, like $VTSAX, $VTIAX and $VBTLX? More or less? Why? #Investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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There is no perfect portfolio. There are plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios. ~Mike Piper ( @michaelrpiper ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"There's no such thing as a perfect portfolio. There are plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios." ~Mike Piper ( @michaelrpiper )
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"The Education of an Index Investor: born in darkness, finds indexing enlightenment, overcomplicates everything, embraces simplicity." ~Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
3 years
Mark your calendars for " @Bogleheads Live" Thursday, March 31st, 4:30 PM EST @Rick_Ferri on fund selection Thursday, April 7th, 5:30 PM @LarrySwedroe on #ESG Thursday, April 14th, 4:30 PM @christine_benz Thursday, April 21st, 4:00 PM @avantisinvestor on mutual funds's costs
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors 👇 #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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You don’t need a complicated #investing approach to be a successful investor. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Simplicity should be your goal. Learn more 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A globally-diversified portfolio of index funds means you'll collect whatever gains the stock market delivers. Those gains - and good savings habits - should be more than enough for a comfortable #retirement . ~Jonathan Clements ( @ClementsMoney ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The essence of #investing is not maximizing returns, but rather maximizing the odds of success. ~Dr. William Bernstein
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A globally-diversified portfolio of index funds means you'll collect whatever gains the stock market delivers. Those gains - and good savings habits - should be more than enough for a comfortable #retirement . ~Jonathan Clements ( @ClementsMoney ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The Education of an Index Investor: born in darkness, finds indexing enlightenment, overcomplicates everything, embraces simplicity. ~Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
2 years
Check out the Bogleheads® wiki - which offers tons of information for do-it-yourself investors - all for free! #investing #diy
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy is building a world of well-informed, capable, and empowered investors. Get resources for do-it-yourself #investing at .
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A globally-diversified portfolio of index funds means you'll collect whatever gains the stock market delivers. Those gains - and good savings habits - should be more than enough for a comfortable #retirement . ~Jonathan Clements ( @ClementsMoney ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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When there are multiple solutions to a problem, choose the simplest one. ~John C. Bogle, founder of Vanguard #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Simple portfolios offer significant benefits relative to more complicated ones. They’re easier to understand. They require less work to manage. ~Mike Piper, CPA ( @michaelrpiper ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) interviewing Gerard O'Reilly - fund manager for $4 trillion of Vanguard's mutual funds, 10% of the value of the stock market - at the 2023 Bogleheads conference. #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A globally-diversified portfolio of index funds means you'll collect whatever gains the stock market delivers. Those gains - and good savings habits - should be more than enough for a comfortable #retirement . ~Jonathan Clements ( @ClementsMoney ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack." ~John C. Bogle #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors 👇 #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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*Updated* The John C Bogle Center for Financial Literacy is hosting our first-ever Twitter space - "Introducing the Bogleheads" - on Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Co-hosts @Rick_Ferri and @JonLuskin Set a reminder using this link 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Rick Ferri ( @RickFerri ) interviews JL Collins ( @JLCollinsNH ), a popular personal finance blogger, a leader in the #FIRE movement (Financial Independence -Retire Early), and the author of The Simple Path to Wealth. 👇 #investing $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
2 years
"There's no perfect portfolio. There's plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios." ~ @michaelrpiper @Rick_Ferri says that Bogleheads® all agree on philosophy, i.e., low-cost, diversification, stay the course, the right amount of risk, etc. But, they can differ on strategy. #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
3 years
"John Bogle changed my life, not just financially, but Jack made me a better person by knowing him." Bogleheads feel the same way about Taylor Larimore! Today's @aarp profile of Taylor by Allan Roth @Dull_Investing is a must-read.
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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No matter how efficient or inefficient markets may be, the returns earned by investors as a group must fall short of the market returns by precisely the amount of the aggregate costs they incur. It is the central fact of #investing . - Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
1 year
#Investing success isn't complicated. It all comes down to a few key principles. Learn more:
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
2 years
Barry Ritholtz ( @ritholtz ) is our guest for the 18th episode of "Bogleheads® Live." Set a reminder for the upcoming Space!
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
1 year
The Bogleheads® wiki is a tremendous resource for do-it-yourself investors - or for those looking to learn more about personal finance. And, it's all free! Check it out 👇 #investing #DIY
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A wealth of information for do-it-yourself investors taking a no-nonsense approach to #investing can be found at the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy – all for free. 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The videos from the 2023 Bogleheads Conference are available! Bogleheads University event (both the 101 and 501 tracks): Saturday and Sunday sessions: We hope that you enjoy them. #investing #DIY
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"If someone is charging high fees, you probably don't want to touch it with a 10-ft pole." ~Dr. Derek Horstmeyer Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) interviews Dr. Horstmeyer on the 57th episode of the 'Bogleheads on #Investing ' podcast. The whole episode 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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There are so many great low-cost index funds to choose from. Which are your favorites - and why?
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
10 months
points you to all things Bogleheads®: - Bogleheads® on #Investing #podcast - Bogleheads® Live Twitter series - Events - Chapters - Forum - Wiki - The Bogle Archive - Reddit - YouTube - Twitter - Facebook Check it out!
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Regardless of what happens in the markets, stick to your investment program. Changing your strategy at the wrong time can be the single most devastating mistake you can make as an investor. ~Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Check out the updated site for the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, where you can access all things Bogleheads®. The Bogleheads® aren't just the forum - it's so much more! 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Compared to investing in the entire stock market, dividend #investing is simply: -more #taxes -more risk Vanguard's Colleen Jaconetti explains 👇 $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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You don’t need a complicated #investing approach to be a successful investor. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Simplicity should be your goal. Learn more 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Exciting news, Bogleheads! Author/blogger Nick Maggiulli @dollarsanddata has just joined the speaker lineup for the annual Bogleheads conference Oct. 12-14 in the Chicago area.
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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"There's no such thing as a perfect portfolio. There are plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios." ~Mike Piper ( @michaelrpiper ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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#Investing success isn't complicated. It all comes down to a few key principles. Learn more:
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A globally-diversified portfolio of index funds means you'll collect whatever gains the stock market delivers. Those gains - and good savings habits - should be more than enough for a comfortable #retirement . ~Jonathan Clements ( @ClementsMoney ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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No matter how efficient or inefficient markets may be, the returns earned by investors as a group must fall short of the market returns by precisely the amount of the aggregate costs they incur. It is the central fact of #investing . - Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Check out the Bogleheads® wiki - which offers tons of information for do-it-yourself investors - all for free! #investing #diy
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
10 months
There is no perfect portfolio. There are plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios. ~Mike Piper ( @michaelrpiper ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
2 years
Attention Bogleheads Nation: The @bogleheads conference kicks off in less than a month, featuring an incredible lineup that includes @SingletaryM @jasonzweigwsj Bill Bernstein @dollarsanddata and many more BH favorites. A few slots remain; join us!
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Registration is now open for the 2023 Bogleheads Conference! The speaker line up is not to be missed. Register today! 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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In #investing , you get what you don't pay for. Costs matter. So intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, and they will stay the course. ~John C. Bogle $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A wealth of information for do-it-yourself investors taking a no-nonsense approach to #investing can be found at the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy – all for free. 👇 #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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#Investing success isn't complicated. It all comes down to a few key principles. Learn more:
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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No matter how efficient or inefficient markets may be, the returns earned by investors as a group must fall short of the market returns by precisely the amount of the aggregate costs they incur. It is the central fact of #investing . - Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The Bogleheads® wiki is a free resource that provides information about many areas of personal finance - not just #investing . You can find information on Social Security, disability insurance, estate planning and more! 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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No matter how efficient or inefficient markets may be, the returns earned by investors as a group must fall short of the market returns by precisely the amount of the aggregate costs they incur. It is the central fact of #investing . - Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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#Investing success isn't complicated. It all comes down to a few key principles. Learn more:
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#Investing success isn't complicated. It all comes down to a few key principles. Learn more:
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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A globally-diversified portfolio of index funds means you'll collect whatever gains the stock market delivers. Those gains - and good savings habits - should be more than enough for a comfortable #retirement . ~Jonathan Clements ( @ClementsMoney ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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There is no perfect portfolio. There are plenty of perfectly-fine portfolios. ~Mike Piper ( @michaelrpiper ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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In #investing , you get what you don’t pay for. ~Jack Bogle
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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You don’t need a complicated #investing approach to be a successful investor. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Simplicity should be your goal. Learn more 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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#Investing success isn't complicated. It all comes down to a few key principles. Learn more:
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) tells the truth about index fund #investing - on the 'Bogleheads® Live' #podcast . Listen to the whole episode 👇
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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We will have multiple experts on spending in #retirement at this year's conference. Such legends as: -Bill Bengen (4% rule) -Jonathan Guyton (spending guardrails) -Karsten Jeske (safe withdrawal series) What's your strategy for spending in retirement?
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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Mark your calendars: January 10th, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific / 3:00 p.m. Eastern @christine_benz discusses the latest research from @MorningstarInc , to answer the question: "How much can I spend in #retirement ?" Set a reminder 👇 #Investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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In #investing , you get what you don't pay for. Costs matter. So intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, and they will stay the course. ~John C. Bogle $VTSAX
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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The Education of an Index Investor: born in darkness, finds indexing enlightenment, overcomplicates everything, embraces simplicity. ~Rick Ferri ( @Rick_Ferri ) #investing
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John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
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We are always in agreement about living below our means, paying off our mortgage before #retirement , and having our kids graduate college debt-free. ~Michelle Singletary ( @SingletaryM ) at the 2023 Bogleheads® conference
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A great first book for new investors. 👇 #investing
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