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EXTENDED SUMMARY

 

LITTLE BOOK OF COMMON SENSE INVESTING

BASED ON THE BOOK BY JOHN C. BOGLE

 

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CONTENT

The Investor's Dilemma: Why Beating the Market is an Illusion

The Foundation of Investment Returns: Business and Compounding

The Beauty of Simplicity: Embracing the Total Stock Market

The Tyranny of Costs: How Expenses Erode Returns

The Grand Illusion: Disconnect Between Fund and Investor Returns

The Tax Drag: An Often-Ignored Investment Cost

Navigating Lower Future Returns: The Importance of Cost Control

The Futility of Fund Selection: Why Past Performance Doesn't Predict Future Success

The Allure and Peril of Short-Term Performance Chasing

General Analysis

 

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

John C. Bogle's "Little Book Of Common Sense Investing" makes a compelling case for a simple and effective investment philosophy. The book centers on the idea that outperforming the stock market is an illusion for most investors. Instead, Bogle advocates for a strategy focused on owning a broad portfolio of stocks through low-cost index funds. He argues that the costs associated with active management and frequent trading significantly erode investment returns. The book explores why attempting to select winning funds and chase past performance is often counterproductive, emphasizing the importance of minimizing expenses and adhering to a long-term, buy-and-hold approach to capture a fair share of market returns.

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