The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle Summary
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The investment bible Warren Buffett himself endorses as revolutionary. John Bogle's masterpiece reveals why simple index funds outperform 95% of active managers. Spawning the devoted "Bogleheads" movement, this counterintuitive approach has transformed how millions build wealth while Wall Street trembles.
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Why Wall Street Fears the Simple Truth About Your Money
A curious thing happened in 1976. When the first index fund launched, Wall Street executives didn't celebrate - they mocked it. They called it "Bogle's Folly" and predicted its swift demise. Why such hostility toward a simple investment product? Because it threatened to expose an uncomfortable truth: most of the financial industry exists not to make you wealthy, but to make itself wealthy from your money. Here's what makes this revelation so powerful: it's not about complex trading strategies or insider knowledge. It's about arithmetic - the kind you learned in grade school. Every dollar Wall Street extracts in fees is a dollar that doesn't compound in your account. Over decades, those "small" fees don't just reduce your returns - they devastate them. A 2% annual fee might sound modest, but over 50 years, it can consume 61% of your potential wealth. You provide 100% of the capital, assume 100% of the risk, yet keep less than 40% of the returns. The rest? It quietly flows into the pockets of financial intermediaries who convinced you that complexity equals sophistication. Picture a wealthy family that owns every business in America. They receive all the dividends, all the earnings - everything. Life is simple and prosperous. Then the "Helpers" arrive with a seductive pitch: "You could do better than your relatives. Let us help you trade with them." The family agrees, and suddenly everyone's trading stocks back and forth, generating commissions with each transaction. More Helpers appear - analysts to pick winning stocks, consultants to time the market, advisors to manage the advisors. Each layer extracts its fee. The family is busier than ever, yet their collective wealth grows slower. Why? Because they're still the same family owning the same businesses. They haven't created any new value - they've just hired expensive middlemen to shuffle papers while skimming profits. One wise family member finally asks the obvious question: "If we collectively own everything, how can we collectively beat ourselves?" The answer, of course, is that they can't. Every winner requires a loser, and the only guaranteed winners are the Helpers collecting fees regardless of results.
The Real Market Versus the Expectations Market
Why Simple Index Funds Beat Complex Strategies
The Devastating Impact of Costs, Taxes, and Poor Timing
The Hidden Power of Dividends That Built Fortunes
Why Lower Future Returns Make Costs Matter Even More
Your Path Forward: Simplicity in an Age of Complexity
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