The stock market is a giant distraction to the business of investing.
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John C. Bogle
Born in 1929, John Bogle founded Vanguard and launched the first index fund for individuals. The "father of index funds" championed low cost and diversification, challenging Wall Street and democratizing investing.
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John C. Bogle's Other Quotes
The greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.
Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.
In investing, you get what you don't pay for.
If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn't be in stocks.
Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!
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I want to own companies where, if the stock market shut down for ten years, I'd be happy holding them.
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The bulls might be right that the company's accounting is fine, but they're asking us to take it on faith. We prefer to verify.
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The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.
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It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
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