Publisher's Synopsis
This summary is a separate companion to The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns by John C. Bogle. Have you ever bought a book with the intention of making positive changes in your life, and then a month later nothing has changed? A month after you've finished reading the book, life gets busy, and you forget many of the important ideas you've just read. Use this summary to quickly review the most important ideas from the book and get back on track to achieving the positive life-changing results you bought the book to obtain. Millions of people worldwide use book summaries to quickly re-learn important concepts from the books they've read.
Learn the pitfalls that plague the average investor. Learn why most managed funds only lose money. Also learn how most fund managers hide the true cost to investors by not fully disclosing the huge list of fees charged to manage the fund. Those fees eat most of the profits and magnify the losses. Most investors' portfolios perform worse than the stock market average. The key to getting the best return on investment from your hard-earned savings is to invest your money in low-cost index funds. Learn how to make index fund investing work for you.
Summary Table of Contents:
Picking Good Stocks to Buy Is Very Difficult
How an Investment Fund Works
Why Many Investment Funds Aren't Ideal
Why Most Investment Funds Perform Worse Than the Market Average
Past Performance Is Not a Guarantee of Future Results
Don't Hop on the Bandwagon-It's Often Wrong
Advice for Those Who Want to Take High Risks for High Profits
Low-Cost Index Funds Are Your Best Investment Option
How to Choose the Best Index Fund
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Please note: This is a separate companion summary of the most important ideas from the book - not the original full-length book.
