Mutual funds and index funds

The shift from active mutual funds to indexing is the largest change in asset management, and it has a well-defined canon.

10 books · 17 people behind it

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  1. The Little Book of Common Sense InvestingJohn C. Bogle, 2007
  2. Winning the Loser's GameCharles D. Ellis, 1998
  3. TrillionsRobin Wigglesworth, 2021
  4. Common Sense on Mutual FundsJohn C. Bogle, 1999

The people behind it 17

Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.

Investors 10

John C. Bogle4 books here
CD
Charles D. Ellis1 book here
PL
Peter L. Bernstein1 book here
John Neffnamed in their tags
MJ
Martin J. Whitmannamed in their tags
PL
Peter Lynchnamed in their tags
BN
Bill Nygrennamed in their tags
MF
Meb Fabernamed in their tags
RF
Rick Ferrinamed in their tags
WR
Wesley R. Graynamed in their tags

Founders 1

John C. Bogle4 books here

Executives 1

John C. Bogle4 books here

Academics 2

BG
Burton G. Malkiel1 book here
Jeremy Siegelnamed in their tags

Journalists 3

CD
Charles D. Ellis1 book here
PL
Peter L. Bernstein1 book here
JZ
Jason Zweignamed in their tags

Books 10

Burton G. Malkiel · 1973 · The efficient-markets case for indexing, in its most durable popular form.
Peter L. Bernstein · 1991 · The academic ideas, including CAPM, that made indexing possible.
Charles D. Ellis · 1998 · Why active management is a loser's game for most investors.
John C. Bogle · 2000 · Collected Bogle essays on costs, fiduciary duty and indexing.
Robin Wigglesworth · 2021 · The history of index investing and how it took over markets.
John C. Bogle · 1993 · The earlier, more instructional Bogle book on fund selection.
Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf · 2006 · The practical application of Bogle's rules to a household portfolio.
Robert C. Pozen, Theresa Hamacher · 2011 · How funds are actually structured, distributed and regulated.