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  1. Person pages list letters, writing, profiles and links as sortable tables with filters, and show each person's companies as links; Fund letters show each letter's description in its own column.
  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
  5. Person pages list every essay and newsletter issue a person wrote, and their own books as a table in List view.
  6. Recommends shows the five largest kinds of book and the rest under More; browse pictures load sooner.
  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
  8. Pages are wider, Recommends has List and Grid, and a filter clicked again turns off.
  9. Book cards sit in a ruled grid with Open Library and Goodreads links and each book's one-line note.
  10. Funds is now Investors; each investor's styles are buttons that filter the table.
  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
  12. Quotes show only people's own words: 472 summaries written by list sites are gone.
  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
  15. Book cards show the quote, who said it and the source; grids show five cards to a row.
  16. On a phone, a menu holds the sections, search, Updates, Feedback and dark mode.
  17. Feedback takes a screenshot of the page with no browser prompt, opens a screenshot full size when you click it, and clears itself once sent.
  18. Book cards are centred, search names the topic each book sits in, and any text cut short shows whole on hover.
  19. Search groups its results by kind: people, companies, geographies, subjects, topics, books, funds, fund letters and papers.
  20. The Books table lists who recommended each book by name, and the browser tab names the section you are in.
  21. Feedback can take a screenshot of the page, or one you paste or choose, and opens in the corner beside Updates.
  22. Each rail button reopens its section where you left it, and Browse, Table and People show on every book and subject page.
  23. Filters grey out choices that hold nothing instead of hiding them, and Books › People filters by authors or recommenders.
  24. Feedback takes a subject line and up to three screenshots.
  25. Biographies are grouped by the person they are about: 41 new pages, from Abraham Lincoln to Lee Kuan Yew.
  26. Sport splits into 23 sports, and Religion into one topic per faith.
  27. Book lists show as cards: the cover, one recommendation quote and every recommender by name.
  28. Seventeen subjects that had two or three pages under different names now have one page each.
  29. Every page lists its Experts as authors and recommenders, with a link to them on the Experts tab.
  30. Economics, Financial history, Financial panics and Accounting are subjects of their own, with one page per financial crisis.
  31. Book, person and subject pages open inside the app, so the tabs stay in view.
  32. 996 more book covers, and photographs or logos for 227 more people and companies.
  33. Books › Browse shows every subject as cards, and the rail holds Fund letters, Papers, Experts, Books and Funds.
  34. Every topic over 150 books splits into narrower topics, each with a page of its own.

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John Bogle

BiographiesInvestors and fund managers

Popularised the index fund and argued for long-term investing over speculation and for cutting fees as far as possible. Died in 2019.

The Vanguard Group

The Bogle eBlog

11 books of their own · 3 biographies about them · 17 articles

Books 11Biographies 3Writing 17Profiles 5

Start here

  1. Vanguard, the First Century1992
  2. Bogle on Mutual Funds1993
  3. Common Sense on Mutual Funds1999
The Little Book of Common Sense InvestingThe Little Book of Common Sense Investing
T1 The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

After costs, most investors trail the market, so hold a low-cost index fund.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, The Barefoot Investor and 4 others

Common Sense on Mutual FundsCommon Sense on Mutual Funds
T3 Common Sense on Mutual Funds
John C. Bogle · 1999
Open LibraryGoodreads

Vanguard's founder on costs, turnover and fund structure.

“Wonderful Book. I highly recommend all of John Bogle's writings to any investor.” — Mohnish Pabrai

Source: Mohnish's Bookshelf — Books on Investing & Capital Allocation, entry 50

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Jason Zweig and 3 others

The Battle for the Soul of CapitalismThe Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
T4 The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
John C. Bogle · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

How managers and middlemen took value from the owners of American companies.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Mr. Money Mustache

The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. SpThe Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation
T4 The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation
John C. Bogle · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

How speculation displaced long-term investment in markets, shown in turnover data.

“I also recommend The Clash of the Cultures by Jack Bogle” — Warren Buffett

Source: 2012 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, p. 21

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Warren Buffett and 1 other

John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 YearsJohn Bogle on Investing: The First 50 Years
T1 John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 Years
John C. Bogle · 2000
Open LibraryGoodreads

Fifty years of speeches and essays arguing for low-cost index funds.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Mr. Money Mustache

Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and tStay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
T3 Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
John C. Bogle · 2018
Open LibraryGoodreads

Founder account of Vanguard, the mutual structure applied to fund management.

Recommended by: Mr. Money Mustache

Bogle on Mutual FundsBogle on Mutual Funds
T3 Bogle on Mutual Funds
John C. Bogle · 1993
Open LibraryGoodreads

The earlier, more instructional Bogle book on fund selection.

Recommended by: Mr. Money Mustache

Character CountsCharacter Counts
T4 Character Counts
John C. Bogle · 2002
Open LibraryGoodreads

Bogle's speeches to Vanguard staff over its first 25 years, with commentary.

Recommended by: Mr. Money Mustache

Don't Count on It!Don't Count on It!
T4 Don't Count on It!
John C. Bogle · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mr. Money Mustache

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, anEnough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
T4 Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
John C. Bogle · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mr. Money Mustache

Vanguard, the First Century
T3 Vanguard, the First Century
John C. Bogle · 1992
Open LibraryGoodreads

Newcomen Society address, short monograph

The Little Book of Common Sense InvestingAfter costs, most investors trail the market, so hold a low-cost index fund.2007T1Mohnish Pabrai, The Barefoot Investor, Warren Buffett and 3 others
Common Sense on Mutual FundsVanguard's founder on costs, turnover and fund structure.1999T3Mohnish Pabrai, Jason Zweig, Mr. Money Mustache and 2 others
The Battle for the Soul of CapitalismHow managers and middlemen took value from the owners of American companies.2005T4Mohnish Pabrai, Mr. Money Mustache
The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. SpeculationHow speculation displaced long-term investment in markets, shown in turnover data.2012T4Mohnish Pabrai, Warren Buffett, Mr. Money Mustache
John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 YearsFifty years of speeches and essays arguing for low-cost index funds.2000T1Mohnish Pabrai, Mr. Money Mustache
Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index RevolutionFounder account of Vanguard, the mutual structure applied to fund management.2018T3Mr. Money Mustache
Bogle on Mutual FundsThe earlier, more instructional Bogle book on fund selection.1993T3Mr. Money Mustache
Character CountsBogle's speeches to Vanguard staff over its first 25 years, with commentary.2002T4Mr. Money Mustache
Don't Count on It!–2010T4Mr. Money Mustache
Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life–2008T4Mr. Money Mustache
Vanguard, the First CenturyNewcomen Society address, short monograph1992T3–