John C. Bogle Quotes



Best Common Sense on Mutual Funds Quotes by John C. Bogle

Common Sense on Mutual Funds Quotes

“Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.”

Common Sense on Mutual Funds

“The historical data support one conclusion with unusual force: To invest with success, you must be a long-term investor.”

Common Sense on Mutual Funds

“The idea that a bell rings to signal when investors should get into or out of the market is simply not credible. After nearly 50 years in this business, I do not know of anybody who has done it successfully and consistently. I don't even know anybody who knows anybody who has done it successfully and consistently.”

Common Sense on Mutual Funds

“The mutual fund industry has been built, in a sense, on witchcraft.”

Common Sense on Mutual Funds

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“Like all of life’s rich emotional experiences, the full flavor of losing important money cannot be conveyed by literature. You cannot convey to an inexperienced girl what it is truly like to be a wife and mother.

There are certain things that cannot be adequately explained to a virgin by words or pictures. Nor can any description that I might offer here even approximate what it feels like to lose a real chunk of money that you used to own.”


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