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John C. Bogle
John Clifton "Jack" Bogle was an American investor, business magnate and philanthropist who was the founder of The Vanguard Group and is credited with popularizing the index fund. An avid investor and money manager himself, he preached investment over speculation, long-term patience over short-term action, and reducing broker fees as much as possible.
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business · American investor and business magnate (1929–2019) · economist · financier · investor · businessperson · author · also John C. Bogle, John Clifton "Jack" Bogle, John Bogle, Jack Bogle, John Clifton Bogle, Bogle
Born 8 May 1929 · Died 16 January 2019 · Q504824
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Yes, the investor is often his own worst enemy. Yes, the marketing colossus known as the mutual fund industry provides the weaponry which enables investors’ to indulge their suicidal instincts. No, the fund industry was hardly an innocent bystander in the market boom and the subsequent carnage. "We have met the enemy and he is us"… all of us.
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The courage to press on regardless—regardless of whether we face calm seas or rough seas, and especially when the market storms howl around us—is the quintessential attribute of the successful investor.
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2026· 1 entry
2019· 7 entries
Seattle Times: John C. Bogle remembered as the conscience of industry, sheriff of Wall St.
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WBUR: John C. Bogle, Founder Of Vanguard Group And Champion For Investor Rights, Dies At 89
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Died 2019-01-16.
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“The courage to press on regardless—regardless of whether we face calm seas or rough seas, and especially when the market storms howl around us—is the quintessential attribute of the successful investor.”
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Bogle's net worth was estimated at $80 million
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Shortly before his death in 2019, Bogle's net worth was estimated at $80 million.
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“Yes, the investor is often his own worst enemy. Yes, the marketing colossus known as the mutual fund industry provides the weaponry which enables investors’ to indulge their suicidal instincts. No, the fund industry was hardly an innocent bystander in the market boom and the subsequent carnage. "We have met the enemy and he is us"… all of us.”
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2017· 3 entries
Reported net worth: $80M (as of 2017).
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Bogle stated his belief that President Donald Trump's policies were good for the market in the short term, but dangerous for society as a whole in the long term
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“s policies were good for the market in the short term, but dangerous for society as a whole in the long term. Bogle died on January 16, 2019, at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. After Bogle”
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2016· 2 entries
InvestmentNews: John C. Bogle
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The Bogle Fellowship was established at Princeton University by John C
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2012· 3 entries
In 2012, Bogle said in an interview "My only regret about money is that I don't have more to give away".
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“My only regret about money is that I don”
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Bogle said in an interview "My only regret about money is that I don't have more to give away"
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2011· 1 entry
Business Wire: John C. Bogle’s Contributions to Investors and Capital Markets Will Be Honored at Forum of Financial Leaders
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2005· 1 entry
“I rank this Bogle invention along with the invention of the wheel, the alphabet, Gutenberg printing, and wine and cheese: a mutual fund that never made Bogle rich, but elevated the long-term returns of the mutual-fund owners - something new under the Sun.”
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1999· 3 entries
Awarded Woodrow Wilson Awards (1999).
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And moved to Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, a small research institute not directly connected to Vanguard but located on the Vanguard campus
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Fortune magazine named Bogle as "one of the four investment giants of the twentieth century"
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1991· 1 entry
Established The Armstrong Foundation, where "he gave back to the schools that had given him scholarships early in his life, the hospitals that had fixed his heart, his church, and the United Way"
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1984· 1 entry
Bogle met with the management team of Primecap to launch a fund together
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1976· 1 entry
Influenced by the works of Paul Samuelson, Bogle created the First Index Investment Trust (a precursor to the Vanguard 500 Index Fund) as one of the first index mutual funds available to the general public
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1975· 1 entry
Bogle introduced the first index mutual fund, coined "Bogle's Folly" by critics and derided as un-American for its new, passive approach
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1974· 1 entry
Bogle founded The Vanguard Group, which is now one of the most respected and successful companies in the investment world
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1973· 1 entry
By Rex Sinquefield, who later went on to work at Dimensional Fund Advisors
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1970· 1 entry
But was later fired for an "extremely unwise" merger that he had approved
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1968· 1 entry
Established the Bogle Brothers Scholars Program at Blair Academy, which has since provided the gift of a Blair education to nearly 200 students
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1955· 1 entry
At which time he was able to explore various parts of Wellington and to analyze the company and its investment department
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1951· 1 entry
Bogle was soon hired by Walter L
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1947· 1 entry
Graduated from Blair Academy cum laude and was accepted at Princeton University, where he studied economics and investment
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1929· 2 entries
Born 1929-05-08.
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In Montclair, New Jersey, to William Yates Bogle, Jr
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