The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing

Description

The irreverent guide to investing, Boglehead styleThe 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 portfolioStart early, invest regularly,
and know what you’re buyingPreserve your buying power, keeping costs and taxes
lowThrow out the “good” advice promoted by Wall Street that leads to
investment failureFinancial 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

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 2nd edition (August 18, 2014)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118921283
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 89
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.9 x 1.3 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #46,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #61 in Retirement Planning (Books) #168 in Introduction to Investing
• #61 in Retirement Planning (Books)
• #168 in Introduction to Investing