Mr. Bogle testified before the Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing examining how to strengthen worker retirement security on February 24, 2009.
Besides Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle is one of the very people that talk any sense about investing these days.
The financial world is full of charlatans, snake oil salesmen and con artists who deliberately confuse speculating (gambling) with investing.
By buying into an index fund you buy into the market at a greatly reduced cost that automatically cuts out these expensive middlemen. The alternative is to buy into a so-called "managed" fund, the charges of which are often nigh-on criminal.
Besides Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle is one of the very people that talk any sense about investing these days.
The financial world is full of charlatans, snake oil salesmen and con artists who deliberately confuse speculating (gambling) with investing.
By buying into an index fund you buy into the market at a greatly reduced cost that automatically cuts out these expensive middlemen. The alternative is to buy into a so-called "managed" fund, the charges of which are often nigh-on criminal.
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