The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market (Hardcover) by John C Bogle

from RamiFaour

The message of this book are very clear, and John Bogle makes sure that you will understand it by repeating it too many times. The message is the following: the best investing strategy is to invest in the American companies, from all sectors,and practically in an index fund (S&P500, etc), and to ...

from ganesh.kudva.groups

Book is more about convincing you about long term index investing. If you are expecting information on fundamental analysis, this one is not for you!

from pablo

The overall message of the book is key for anyone investing. It is a good primer/abstract into/of other classic investing books that praise the importance of stock indexing, low costs and not trying to choose winners (or choose costly advisers that supposedly choose winners.) However, despite it...

from deldevries

April 2009 Total return = the market, "helpers" only reduce that. Pay nothing to get everything. Earnings Growth Dividends = return which is fairly consistent over time. Speculation is a measure of emotions up/down. The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding c...

from trile1000

Informative basic guide for those who want to focus on efficient long-term investing. John Bogle provides plenty of interesting data and advice concerning index funds, bonds, fund adviser selection, stocks, taxes, and much more. This is a good short introductory read for investing.