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- The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns, 10th Anniversary Edition
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Publisher's Summary
The best-selling investing "bible" offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500.
While the stock market has tumbled and then soared since the first edition of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing was published in April 2007, Bogle's investment principles have endured and served investors well. This tenth anniversary edition includes updated data and new information but maintains the same long-term perspective as in its predecessor. Bogle has also added two new chapters designed to provide further guidance to investors: one on asset allocation, the other on retirement investing.
A portfolio focused on index funds is the only investment that effectively guarantees your fair share of stock market returns. This strategy is favored by Warren Buffett, who said this about Bogle: "For decades, Jack has urged investors to invest in ultra-low-cost index funds.... Today, however, he has the satisfaction of knowing that he helped millions of investors realize far better returns on their savings than they otherwise would have earned. He is a hero to them and to me."
Bogle shows you how to make index investing work for you and help you achieve your financial goals and finds support from some of the world's best financial minds: not only Warren Buffett but Benjamin Graham, Paul Samuelson, Burton Malkiel, Yale's David Swensen, Cliff Asness of AQR, and many others.
This new edition of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing offers you the same solid strategy as its predecessor for building your financial future.
- Build a broadly diversified, low-cost portfolio without the risks of individual stocks, manager selection, or sector rotation.
- Forget the fads and marketing hype, and focus on what works in the real world.
- Understand that stock returns are generated by three sources (dividend yield, earnings growth, and change in market valuation) in order to establish rational expectations for stock returns over the coming decade.
- Recognize that in the long run, business reality trumps market expectations.
- Learn how to harness the magic of compounding returns while avoiding the tyranny of compounding costs.
While index investing allows you to sit back and let the market do the work for you, too many investors trade frantically, turning a winner's game into a loser's game. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is a solid guidebook to your financial future.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 15-08-20
Good book for Starters and Intermediate Investors
A lot people would say that book has nothing to say except " Invest in Index funds"
But I think the book will light up some areas of mutual fund industry, their limitations, why simplicity works in markets rather than go-go approaches and most importantly why a normal person should go for an Index fund.
While soley talking about India, Index funds are limited and have not got the momentum. Till a good Index fund suitable to your requirement appears you might go for funds with "lowest expense ratio " and "lowest turnover ratio". And the fund should have reasonable life of good performance say 7-10 years.
You should totally read the book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- sumit
- 14-03-20
Great book and wonderful narration
I listened to this book on audible. I enjoyed it a lot, both in terms of the narration quality as well as the content of the book. Furthermore, the quality of writing is also wonderful. I think that I am now going to read everything by Bogle.
Maybe I am a bit biased in my rating since this is one of the first books on investment which I have finished. But the advices offered by Bogle are solid, and are buttressed by sufficient examples and detailed cases.
I especially liked the format of the chapters. Bogle introduces a concept at the beginning of the chapter, and goes on to give a detailed explanation about the introduction. Finally, he gives examples of what others have said too.
I would, however, be a bit cautious with the way he quotes people. We must understand that just because the people he quotes said what he quotes, they have not said the other things too. Therefore, while I enjoyed that part, I would discard it completely.
Another important thing to notice is that Bogle's approach is long-term. If you are looking at a 20-30 year horizon, it makes sense that you are looking at displacement and not distance (in terms of physics). If you are interested in earning by intra day trading or trading in general, this book is not for you.
I am going to write a detailed review on the chapter by chapter content by re-listening to this book again.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Sumit Dutta
- 27-08-22
Great Book.
Great Book. Must read for all kinds of investor . Helped a lot to ahow me a path through the mutual fund jungle...
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- KUNAL AMBEGAONKAR
- 09-05-22
Simple and effective
Best part is the simplicity and sticking to the basics which will get u better returns than 90% of fund managers
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- vivi
- 13-02-22
got good advice
mostly books about investing in ETF's
lot of great example given to keep investing simple.however more details on how to rebalance portfolio was Missing
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- S P Singh
- 08-02-22
Best book on investment
Loved it. It gives us the secret to create wealth. I have started implementing its advice from today itself.
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- Yeshvantha
- 01-10-21
Once again it's only Long term way to be wealthy
Classic inputs and timeless advices to incorporate in our long term investments journey - mainly you focus on your investment to create your wealth, not depending on others, understand humble arithmetic, take index funds and bonds in your portfolio. Happy listening.
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- Anonymous RJ
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Fanstastic book on investment
Great book for people who want to create wealth and know little about stock market
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- jithendra
- 14-08-21
Why write a book for what can be said in 3 lines.
A fan of Jack Bogle but hugely let down by the repetitive content. Lots of words just to say the same thing again and again.
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One star for every point this 5 hour book makes.
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Timeshare Presentation for Vanguard Index Funds
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No. This book can be summed up in one sentence, any normal person wanting to invest should do it in a vanguard S&P 500 Index fund.
What was most disappointing about John C. Bogle’s story?
This was written by the person who founded Vanguard group. The entire point of the book is to get people to buy his index funds. Its like reading a timeshare presentation.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of L. J. Ganser?
Sounded like a shady salesmen, but I think that is more fault of the writing.
Who do you think would benefit most from listening to The Little Book of Common Sense Investing?
Those who want to invest for the very long term with little effort as possible. Not a book for those looking to understand stock trading.
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This book is full of a bias view on Vanguard index funds. Its a timeshare presentation. Now I do agree index funds are great. I will put some of my portfolio into S&P 500 index fund. But I am also planning to get into stock trading. I do plan to put effort into it. This book assumes anyone outside of finance doesnt want to put in any effort into stock trading...nor should they. "Dont take my word for it!" Half the book is this statement followed by some story by some known investor celebrity. To sell the author's company index fund...of course.
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- Kushal
- 21-09-18
Really good info but pretty repetitive.
Bogle makes a very convincing argument on how to invest: via index funds. He spends most of the book explaining why it is the best option. Unless your are very skeptical, you don't need all the extra chapters going in depth. Even if you are skeptical, a lot of it is repition.
I still highly recommend the book for the info.
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- T. Skinner
- 04-02-18
Changing my Ways + you can access the pdf
Where does The Little Book of Common Sense Investing rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Dec 2017 I had meeting with my investment advisor, my wife and I left the meeting and we both conferred (on the car ride home) that he seemed not his usual confident self. In the meeting he was presenting new fund family and investment company. There was some talk of DOL changes to advice regulations. All these factors immediate caused warning alarms in our common sense. Not that we thought he was bad, but made us put the brakes on moving ahead with any of his suggestions immediately. That's when I started asking others and reading and linking to books and authors. John C Bogle investment philosophy rings truest to my gut feeling. I selected this book because it is the Anniversary edition and figured it had the most info as it pertains to updated examples-2017economics-recent political climate. I am glad I have have found this book.Keep a notebook handy. There are a lot of references to other authors that you may want to read. I am going to pour through several other books but I suspect that there's going to be changes made in my investment philosophy. I appreciate John Bogle's life work that it has "waken" this blue collar worker to the reality that.... Arithmetic is the first of the sciences and the mother of safety and that costs makes the difference between investment success and failure.
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From inside your Audible's Library page (I am on pc-not a mobile app) look in the Title column - You will see a hyper-link with the title of the book, look just below the title for "PDF", click on that link and it will open up the accompanying .pdf referred throughout the book.
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- bryan
- 15-01-18
Great book for anyone interested in investing
Everything in the book is great and with my research on investing beforehand this book confirmed my suspicions.
Audible where is the PDF!?!?
I’ll be buying a copy as a gift for a few people.
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- Zelda
- 09-12-20
Accurately Titled Book
In short, do it yourself. Don't waste your time or money working with actively managed funds and their costly fund managers. Stick with index funds and play the long game. If this strategy works for you and you want to know more then read the book.
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- Korey M. Bell
- 10-10-20
Arguably the Greatest Book on Index Investing of all Time
John C. Bogle is a legend for a reason, and this book is nothing short of amazing. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is a must read for recent college graduates working their first job and individuals who are still invested in fee based mutual funds which carry expensive management fees.
The cost of traditional mutual funds is one of this book’s two central themes. The other is both the logic and/or wisdom in index investing; Mr. Bogle spares no opportunity throughout to prove this point. Other topics discussed are exchange traded funds, asset allocation, and the value of buying and holding.
What sets this book apart from other investment classics such as the Intelligent Investor, One up on Wall Street, Beat the Street, etc. is its focuses on index investing. As such, it is an invaluable financial read and it belongs in every investor’s personal library.
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- Hjortur
- 26-12-17
Where is the PDF file?
What disappointed you about The Little Book of Common Sense Investing?
I was excited to read this updated version with new numbers, but the PDF file is missing. Not the Authors problem, he is excellent. Bad quality at Audible :-(
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing?
Half way through, will complete it when I get the PDF.
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- MR TP HENSBY
- 03-11-18
Good book - but where is the pdf?
This interesting book on the principles of passive investment is let down by the frequent references, in the audio narration, to an accompanying pdf which is not provided anywhere. I have emailed audible about this but only received an automated reply. Where is it?
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- Mat Brunt
- 20-01-20
Highly biased and could be 30 seconds long
This book can be summed up in a single phrase - "buy index funds". Instead it is 5 hours of repeating the same opinion over and over again.
My favourite phrase of the book was "if the data shows that index funds aren't better, the data is wrong". So the author essentially believes they are right and everyone else is wrong, regardless of what evidence shows. (note I have no prior belief whether index funds are better or not, I simply struggle with such fanatical bias).
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- Mariyan Tashev
- 29-06-20
Extremely repetitive
Let me save you some time. The whole book can be summarized with: "Buy ETF. Hold it. For a long time." Objectively this is a good recommendation.
However, there are a few annoying things in the book:
- *Extremely* repetitive. It drills down the same idea in every chapter. I am sure I heard the phrase "The Relentless Rules of Humble Arithmetic" at least 15 times.
- Cites lots of numbers, comparisons, studies, while recommending a defensive strategy for investment. I don't think people who are hooked on numbers, percentages, profits are defensive in nature.
- Doesn't address taking profits.
If you still want to hear the advice from the author - read or watch an interview with him. You will save about 5 hours this way.
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- MB
- 21-06-18
Nothing new
For someone who has significant experience in the financial markets, this book offers no new insights. It does reinforce or reminds of some key truths about investing though. The book is also aimed at an American investor and some of the tenets praised by the author are not that relevant for someone living in a different part of the world. The book should be a must read for someone who is just making their first steps in the markets though.
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- M. Watters
- 06-05-20
A must listen/read before you invest a penny
Excellent listen, I wish I had of listened to this 45 days before opening a stocks & shares ISA with Hargreaves & Lansdown and sinking £12k into individual stocks and shares. This book offers the solution I was looking for which is indexing and the simplicity that goes along with it. I run my own business and I just dont have the time to research individual stocks so indexing is better suited to my needs, this book pointed that out with a big stick and I am now taking the indexing route with a Vanguard stocks and shares ISA. Thank you John G. Bogle.
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- Mr. H.
- 26-09-19
a great book for the layman investor
This book is a great synostosis about the principles of investing. However I would suggest to read the richest man in Babylon followed by the intelligent investor before reading this book. You will get a lot more from the principles outlined.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-02-20
pdf file was not available
great book but pdf was not available. so it was difficult to refer to certain aspects of the audiobook
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- yuri
- 22-01-20
Simple
Explain the difference ways to invest in a simple way and with a easy approach.
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- Tibor Sarkozi
- 06-05-21
Buy index funds
Buy index funds in long run they work better. Now, you read the book. This is first thing you learn if you look at any sensible investing advice out there. Perhaps this book was much more useful when it was originally written.
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- Peter Adeleye
- 15-05-20
So much useful concepts
The narrator was great. made an already wonderful book worth it.
I would have never read this. Thanks to audible
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- Rafi Al Kabid
- 31-05-20
Little book with one simple message
The whole book can be summarised in one sentence: “invest in low cost Index Funds”.
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- Anand Kumar Singh
- 04-05-18
Best book on stock market investing
This audiobook has changed my perspective in life and investment. Calculate fees is dollars and not in percent. Simple and Good plan is best plan. The more manager involved, the more risk and complexity. I can see myself getting maximum gain with minimum risk on long term. Thanks
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- Mohammed
- 06-11-18
Nice book
not for beginners u better have some knowledge of stocks and investment expressions before listening still a very good book
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- Nik Z
- 26-08-18
Content not suitable for an audiobook
The book is too long and overly verbose. The essence of it could've been told in a single chapter.
Reading is very monotonous and makes not a very exciting subject deadly boring.
Get a text version of you can.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-05-20
Great listen - gets repetitive
if I hear the term "index funds" once more I think I'll lose my mind.
Great listen and definitely some great takeaways nonetheless!
I feel the book could have been summed up in about 1/3 of the time though.
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- Jack
- 24-03-20
Truly deserving of its title, perfectly sensible
One of the greatest financial minds of our time gives an incredible insight into the financial sector and how to survive a chaotic market throughout life
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- Anonymous User
- 17-10-22
Too confusing as a beginner
I chose this book thinking it would be super basic guide to learn about investing, but I found it too difficult to understand. So much of the jargon understanding was assumed, so it would be more suitable for people who know a bit already!
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- Nikko Jan Ryan Cachila
- 12-08-22
Informative, Insightful and thought-provoking.
I love this book. As a new investor, it's always a pleasure listening to the OG giving you the rundown of the whole subject. This is a great book for beginners like me as it opens up my interest to explore thr subject even more!
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