The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
About this product
The irreverent guide to investing, Boglehead style The Boglehead's Guide to Investing is a DIY handbook that espouses the sage investment wisdom of John C. Bogle. This witty and wonderful book offers contrarian advice that provides the first step on the road to investment success, illustrating how relying on typical "common sense" promoted by Wall Street is destined to leave you poorer. This updated edition includes new information on backdoor Roth IRAs and ETFs as mainstream buy and hold investments, estate taxes and gifting, plus changes to the laws regarding Traditional and Roth IRAs, and 401k and 403b retirement plans. With warnings and principles both precisely accurate and grandly counterintuitive, the Boglehead authors show how beating the market is a zero-sum game. Investing can be simple, but it's certainly not simplistic. Over the course of twenty years, the followers of John C. Bogle have evolved from a loose association of investors to a major force with the largest and most active non-commercial financial forum on the Internet. The Boglehead's Guide to Investing brings that communication to you with comprehensive guidance to the investment prowess on display at Bogleheads.org. You'll learn how to craft your own investment strategy using the Bogle-proven methods that have worked for thousands of investors, and how to:Choose a sound financial lifestyle and diversify your portfolio
Start early, invest regularly, and know what you're buying
Preserve your buying power, keeping costs and taxes low
Throw out the "good" advice promoted by Wall Street that leads to investment failure
Financial markets are essentially closed systems in which one's gain garners another's loss. Investors looking for a roadmap to successfully navigating these choppy waters long-term will find expert guidance, sound advice, and a little irreverent humor in The Boglehead's Guide to Investing. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is highly valuable for beginners, with clear, easy-to-understand advice on passive investing, index funds, and building a simple long-term plan. Amazon reviews also describe it as informative, concise, practical, and a strong reference for investors who want the basics without jargon.
On Goodreads, readers generally praise the book as a solid introductory investing guide, though some note that parts feel outdated or repetitive. On Reddit, discussion around the book is positive, with users treating it as a recommended core read in the Bogleheads investing community.
Review blogs echo that it is especially useful for new investors and people looking for a low-cost, disciplined approach to investing. Overall, the common theme across sources is that it is a straightforward, beginner-friendly manual for learning the Bogleheads philosophy.
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| Topic | Investing |
Product Details
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publication date | November 23, 2021 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 336 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1119847672 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1119847670 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.9 x 1.1 x 8.8 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #11,663 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Business Investments #7 in Business Finance #13 in Economics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,109) |
