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Don’t Count on It!

Matt Berger Dec 3, 2010

Title: Don’t Count on It!: Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, “Mutual” Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes

Author: John C. Bogle

Publisher: Wiley

Type: Non Fiction

Released: November 2, 2010

Length: 603 pages

Low returns and high volatility pretty much sum up the stock these days. Here’s a book that can help you figure out the best ways to grow your money. “Don’t Count on It!” is the latest from John C. Bogle, the founder-cum-retired CEO of the Vanguard Group. This compilation brings together his reflections on a number of subjects over the last decade. It is part playbook on how to invest smartly, and part roadmap on how to fix our broken financial system.

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