{"product_id":"dont-count-on-it-reflections-on-investment-illusions-capitalism-mutual-funds-indexing-entrepreneurship-idealism-and-heroes-hardcover","title":"Don't Count on It! Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, \"Mutual\" Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Bogle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan S. Blinder\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDon't Count On It!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection of Jack Bogle's writings couldn't be more timely. The clarity of his thinking--and his insistence on the relevance of ethical standards--are totally relevant as we strive to rebuild a broken financial system. For too many years, his strong voice has been lost amid the cacophony of competing self-interests, misdirected complexity, and unbounded greed. Read, learn, and support Jack's mission to reform the industry that has been his life's work.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003ePAUL VOLCKER\u003c\/b\u003e, Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jack Bogle has given investors throughout the world more wisdom and plain financial 'horse sense' than any person in the history of markets. This compendium of his best writings, particularly his post-crisis guidance, is absolutely essential reading for investors and those who care about the future of our society.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eARTHUR LEVITT\u003c\/b\u003e, former Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jack Bogle is one of the most lucid men in finance.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eNASSIM N.TALEB\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, author of The Black Swan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jack Bogle is one of the financial wise men whose experience spans the post-World War II years. This book, encompassing his insights on financial behavior, pitfalls, and remedies, with a special focus on mutual funds, is an essential read. We can only benefit from his observations.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eHENRY KAUFMAN\u003c\/b\u003e, President, Henry Kaufman \u0026amp; Company, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It was not an easy sell. The joke at first was that only finance professors invested in Vanguard's original index fund. But what a triumph it has been. And what a focused and passionate drive it took: it is a zero-sum game and only costs are certain. Thank you, Jack.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eJEREMY GRANTHAM\u003c\/b\u003e, Cofounder and Chairman, GMO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"On finance, Jack Bogle thinks unconventionally. So, this sound rebel turns out to be right most of the time. Meanwhile, many of us sometimes engage in self-deception. So, this book will set us straight. And in the last few pages, Jack writes, and I agree, that Peter Bernstein was a giant. So is Jack Bogle.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eJEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Adviser, First Eagle Investment Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInsights into investing and leadership from the founder of The Vanguard Group\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout his legendary career, John Bogle-founder of the Vanguard mutual fund group and creator of the first index mutual fund-has helped investors build wealth the right way, while, at the same time, leading a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA collection of essays based on speeches delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, in \u003ci\u003eDon't Count on It\u003c\/i\u003e is organized around eight themes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllusion versus reality in investing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndexing to market returns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFailures of capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe flawed structure of the mutual fund industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe spirit of entrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is enough in business, and in life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvice to America's future leaders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe unforgettable characters who have shaped his career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidely acclaimed for his role as the conscience of the mutual fund industry and a relentless advocate for individual investors, in \u003ci\u003eDon't Count on It\u003c\/i\u003e, Bogle continues to inspire, while pushing the mutual fund industry to measure up to their promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his Foreword, former Federal Reserve vice-chairman Alan S. Blinder writes, \"America's vaunted financial system let us down big-time during the raucous decade of the 2000s.\" In Don't Count on It!, John C. Bogle--a man Dr. Blinder refers to as \"the conscience of Wall Street\"--identifies modern capitalism's flaws, explains how we arrived at this economic crossroads, and examines how we can begin to repair the damage before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon't Count on It! presents an anthology of Bogle's latest thinking, focused on how numbers deceive us into seeing things as other than they really are. He also presents a cogent analysis of the chinks in the armor of a financial system that has failed to live up to the responsibility owed to its individual and institutional investors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead and learn from the wise counsel of Vanguard's founder about how we deceive ourselves into accepting illusory and evanescent numbers rather than focusing on fundamental and intrinsic reality. Bogle argues that we confuse the market of real investing with the market of expectations, disregarding the beauty of simplicity in favor of the wizardry that creates complex \"products\" that serve Wall Street at the expense of its clients. Specifically, Bogle discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe unconscionably high costs of financial intermediation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe disgraceful failure of money managers and agents to abide by what should have been traditional fiduciary standards\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe unfortunate consequences of the dominance of short-term speculation over long-term investment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe subjects of Bogle's anthology go well beyond the investment markets, as indicated by the seven sections of Don't Count on It!--Investment Illusions, The Failure of Capitalism, What's Wrong with \"Mutual\" Funds, What's Right with Indexing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Idealism and the New Generation, and Heroes and Mentors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis book encourages readers to better understand our complex financial system, to examine it, to debate it, to challenge it, and to fulfill our duty to ask simple questions and demand answers that are understandable, intelligent, and, above all, wise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his Foreword, former Federal Reserve vice-chairman Alan S. Blinder writes, \"America's vaunted financial system let us down big-time during the raucous decade of the 2000s.\" In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count on It!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, John C. Bogle--a man Dr. Blinder refers to as \"the conscience of Wall Street\"--identifies modern capitalism's flaws, explains how we arrived at this economic crossroads, and examines how we can begin to repair the damage before it's too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count on It!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e presents an anthology of Bogle's latest thinking, focused on how numbers deceive us into seeing things as other than they really are. He also presents a cogent analysis of the chinks in the armor of a financial system that has failed to live up to the responsibility owed to its individual and institutional investors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead and learn from the wise counsel of Vanguard's founder about how we deceive ourselves into accepting illusory and evanescent numbers rather than focusing on fundamental and intrinsic reality. Bogle argues that we confuse the market of real investing with the market of expectations, disregarding the beauty of simplicity in favor of the wizardry that creates complex \"products\" that serve Wall Street at the expense of its clients. Specifically, Bogle discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe unconscionably high costs of financial intermediation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe disgraceful failure of money managers and agents to abide by what should have been traditional fiduciary standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe unfortunate consequences of the dominance of short-term speculation over long-term investment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe subjects of Bogle's anthology go well beyond the investment markets, as indicated by the seven sections of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count on It!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--Investment Illusions, The Failure of Capitalism, What's Wrong with \"Mutual\" Funds, What's Right with Indexing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Idealism and the New Generation, and Heroes and Mentors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis book encourages readers to better understand our complex financial system, to examine it, to debate it, to challenge it, and to fulfill our duty to ask simple questions and demand answers that are understandable, intelligent, and, above all, wise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN C. BOGLE\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of the Vanguard Group of Mutual Funds and President of its Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. He created Vanguard in 1974 and served as chairman and chief executive officer until 1996 and senior chairman until 2000. In 1999, Fortune magazine named Mr. Bogle as one of the four \"Investment Giants\" of the twentieth century; in 2004, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named him one of the world's 100 most powerful and influential people, and \u003ci\u003eInstitutional Investor\u003c\/i\u003e presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2010, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine described him as the person who \"has done more good for investors than any other financier of the past century.\" Mr. Bogle graduated from Blair Academy cum laude in 1947 and Princeton University in 1951, magna cum laude in economics. In 1999, he received the University's Woodrow Wilson Award for distinguished achievement in the nation's service. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count on It!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is Mr. Bogle's ninth book. His earlier books include \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommon Sense on Mutual Funds, The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, and Enough.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.89 x 9.22 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687477153855,"sku":"9780470643969","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9c4939d99ece5e8d55804ed3ac8224b6.webp?v=1764978736","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/dont-count-on-it-reflections-on-investment-illusions-capitalism-mutual-funds-indexing-entrepreneurship-idealism-and-heroes-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}