Beschreibung
A journey through the Index Revolution from the man who started it all
Stay the Course is the story the Vanguard Group as told by its founder, legendary investor John C. Bogle. This engrossing book traces the history of Vanguardthe largest mutual fund organization on earth.
Offering the worlds first index mutual fund in 1976, John Bogle led Vanguard from a $1.4 billion firm with a staff of 28 to a global company of 16,000 employees and with more than $5 trillion in assets under management. An engaging blend of company history, investment perspective, and personal memoir, this book provides a fascinating look into the mind of an extraordinary man and the company he created.
John Bogle continues to be an inspiring and trusted figure to millions of individual investors the world over. His creative innovation, personal integrity, and stubborn determination infuse every aspect of the company he founded. This accessible and engaging book will help you:
Explore the history of some of Vanguards most important mutual funds, including First Index Investment Trust, Wellington Fund, and Windsor FundUnderstand how the Vanguard Group gave rise to the Index Revolution and transformed the lives of millions of individual investorsGain insight on John Bogles views on values such as perseverance, caring, commitment, integrity, and fairnessInvestigate a wide range of investing topics through the lens of one of the most prominent figures in the history of modern finance
The Vanguard Group and John Bogle are inextricably linkedit would be impossible to tell one story without the other.Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolutionweaves these stories together taking you on a journey through the history of one revolutionary company and one remarkable man. Investors, wealth managers, financial advisors, business leaders, and those who enjoy a good story, will find this book as informative and unique as its author.
Autorenportrait
JOHN C. BOGLE is the founder and former CEO of The Vanguard Group and the world's first index mutual fund. A graduate of Blair Academy and Princeton University, he has spent his entire career in the mutual fund industry67 years (and counting).
Stay the Course is Mr. Bogle's twelfth book, a string that began withBogle on Mutual Funds (1993). Subsequent books include:Common Sense on Mutual Funds (1999, updated 2010),The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism (2005),Enough. (2008), andThe Little Book of Common Sense Investing (2007) and its 10th Anniversary Edition (2017).
A prolific writer for the investment profession, Mr. Bogle has had 28 of his papers published in theThe Financial Analysts Journal andThe Journal of Portfolio Management. In 1998, CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts) Institute presented Bogle with its highest homage, the Award for Professional Excellence.
For his extraordinary lifetime achievements in serving investors, Bogle has received honorary doctorate degrees from 13 universities, including Princeton, Georgetown, Delaware, Villanova, and Trinity. In 2004,TIME magazine named him as one of "the world's 100 most influential people."
Despite a devastating setback in his career in 1974, and frequent serious health challenges (he received a heart transplant in 1996), John Bogle remains fully active in his career and with his familywife Eve, six children, twelve grandchildren, and (so far) six great-grandchildren.
His advice to his family is the same as his advice to investors, entrepreneurs, and readers of this book: "In good times and bad times alike, Stay the Course."
Inhalt
About Stay the Course xiii
Foreword byBurton G. Malkiel xvii
Part I. The Story of Vanguard 1
Chapter 1 1974:The Prophecy 3
Chapter 2 19451965: The Background Blair, Princeton, Fortune, and Wellington 9
Chapter 3 19651974:The Go-Go Era, the Aftermath, and the Formation of Vanguard 17
Chapter 4 The Index Fund Revolution: From Birth to Dominance 37
Chapter 5 19741981: A New Beginning 53
Chapter 6 19811991: Setting the Stage for Future Growth 75
Chapter 7 19911996: Preparing for a New Mutual Fund Industry 89
Chapter 8 19962006: The ETF Revolutionizes Indexing 107
Chapter 9 20062018: The Momentum Continues Strategy Follows Structure 121
Chapter 10 Caring: The Founders Legacy 149
Part II. The Vanguard Funds 163
Chapter 11 Wellington Fund: Vanguards Alpha and Omega 165
Chapter 12 The Index Funds 177
Chapter 13 The Windsor Funds 187
Chapter 14 The PRIMECAP Funds 195
Chapter 15 The Bond Funds 205
Chapter 16 Problems and Perspectives 217
Part III. The Future of Investment Management 227
Chapter 17 The Fund Industry Becomes Mutual 229
Chapter 18 The Challenge to the S&P 500 Index Fund 241
Chapter 19 The Financial Institutions Act of 2030 249
Part IV. Personal Refl ections 255
Chapter 20 What Really Matters: A Memoir 257
Index 281
Books byJohn C. Bogle 293
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