|  | Authors: Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf
Creator: John C. Bogle
Publisher: Wiley
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Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 4867
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Updated
Pages: 336
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0470067365
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6
EAN: 9780470067369
ASIN: 0470067365
Publication Date: September 28, 2007
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Excellent advice June 16, 2008
W. J. Harrison (Kentucky)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book gives excellent advice primarily about mutual fund investing and retiring. It is basically a primer on retirement planning and leans heavily toward Vanguard funds. It is easy to read and has lots of common sense advice and examples proving the authors' suggestions.
I would suggest it to anyone needing a basic primer on retirement plan investing.
Superb April 22, 2008
Maryland Gentleman (MD)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are going to read one investment book, I hope you are lucky enough to read this one. Its the only investment book that you need. One of the thing I like about the book is the authors give actual advise and tell you a great approach to investing. They don't claim to be #1 but give time tested strategies to make smart investment descions and spend the rest of your time where you need to.
Also trying to beat there strategy may only work for a small lucky percentage. So read this book and you really do not need to read any further.
Sages for the novice investor April 12, 2008
Muhammad A. Siddigi-Aslam (Ohio)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a gem and eye opener for novice investors or people planning begin investing. Inherently it is biased as the title suggests for making a case about Vanguard and its product offerings though a bias that is useful, credible and most of all truthful. The essence of the investment advice is that you have an 80% chance of loosing your investment in the market if you are looking for a short-term bullish miracle and you have a 80% chance of growing your investment if you are looking for a long-term investment strategy and willing to stay immune from bad advice and impulse investing or as the books puts it Ivestment Pornography. It explains the different investment products offered on the market with the Pro's and Con's of each. Most advice is based on research studies of the market. Patterns that prove one investment strategy against another. If you are a novice investor you should feel confident about making your first investment after swimming through this book. Naturally you will make the conservative yet lucrative choice but thats exactly what the book teaches. If you cannot find enough detail about any one product, the book definitely leaves trails for further study and learning. It also discussed briefly about insurance and investment planning in the case of your death, absolutely read this information as it is just as important to know besides your investments because you could loose a great portion of your investments if not handled properly. It provided some very useful insight and left the ground open for more research. The book also covers tax implications of your investments, though a little more research to supplement what the book says should fill in gaps in understanding it.
One of the best capital gains you will come out with by having started your investment journey with this book is the Bogleheads forum.
What this book doesn't do is promote too many investment styles. For those people who buy this book, surely read all of it.
Well rounded and informative March 30, 2008
M. Johnson (Chicago)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I considered myself somewhere between beginner and intermediate in terms of investing knowledge before reading this book. I feel it does a good job of highlighting most of the major investment principles and vehicles available and manages to get detailed without being too drawn out. It goes well beyond the typical cliches of 'max out your employer matched 401K' or 'fund a Roth IRA'. I found the areas of portfolio allocation and portfolio tax efficiency most beneficial to me. This book isn't going to help you get rich quick, but I feel it will help you increase your wealth and investing knowledge for the long haul.
John Bogle, Investor Advocate March 1, 2008
Daniel (Tucson, Arizona United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Bogleheads' Guide To Investing is a easy reading book on investing with no-load mutual funds. Whether saving for retirement,college or handling money in general, this book would be a good place to start learning the fundamentals on how to keep more money in your pocket and out of your advisor's or broker's. While some may need some financial help through a pro, if one has the desire to read and learn about investments and how they work, one can save themselves thousands of dollars in fees and other costs associated with investing. Learn about index funds,diversification,asset allocation and rebalancing. The authors show you how to tune out the noise of the media and stay the course! Been with Vanguard since the early 90's and have not regretted since.If you want to be a winner in investing,Vanguard is the place to be!!
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