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    <body><![CDATA[This book is perfect for anyone who wants/needs to learn the basics of investing. This book isn't about getting rich quick or beating the market every year. It's about the fundamentals of setting long-term goals and then allocating your financial resources in the simplest way possible to achieve tho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38943289">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this to be a really good beginner's guide to investing. It explains all of the basics including inflation, ways to save, taxes, and then talks a lot about why it is foolish to try to beat the odds yourself, or even with a mutual fund. Over any significant amount of time, a very low expense i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80091651">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really informative, no nonsense explanation of investment principles.  I enjoyed the writing style and the fact that, while they stressed that you have to find your own path, the authors were not afraid to express their own opinions.<br/><br/>Investing is like anything else...you have to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35928589">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great introduction of investing terms and meanings - written by the guy who founded vanguard mutual funds. definitely for the beginner. At times it reads like a textbook, but then, thats not completely surprising. What i like is that its not just the presentation of facts, as in a textbook (although...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16308607">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is supposed to be a good book for people new to investing.  I was never a person who had any exposure to investing or economics or advanced money principles growing up, so I approached this book really knowing mostly nothing.  And truth be told, I didn't understand everything I read in this boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17836560">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book to have in your collection and a great resource for anyone looking to take control of their financial well-being. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Index investing&quot; is the name of the game for John Bogle (founder of Vanguard). This book covers how to maximize returns while minimizing risk and effort. This is not a &quot;get rich quick&quot; scheme, it is a &quot;get rich (very) slowly&quot; book. There's a lot of good info in here on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15072121">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book so far. Not sure if it'll live up to the hype. (Benjamin Graham's book definitely did).]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great introductory book to saving and investing.  The core of the book explains the various types of asset classes/investments offered to the individual investor through mutual fund companies and retirement plans.  Then it helps the reader craft an appropriate asset allocation based on the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18534231">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Best introduction to investing I've seen; this covers everything from the importance of saving and investing to describing the details of less common investment vehicles, like savings bonds and TIPS.  Of course, the work strongly advocates <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=John Bogle" title="John Bogle">John Bogle</a>'s approach to investing; that is, reliance on ind...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4500827">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am a Parrot-Head.  I am Dead Head.  Now I am Bogle Head! Basic insight into investing with heavy attention to details and definitions for the various types of investing vehicles.  Stocks, bonds, muni’s, etc…..  Am must for beginners and a great “brush up” for those who call themselves prof...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34659713">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book on the basics of investing... which, according to it's pages, are all you really need to be a successful investor who consistantly out-gains most others.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simply put, a great starter book for anyone who wants to lower their costs of investing, be introduced to index funds, or needs a push in the right direction for DIY investing without being scared away by pushy brokers or financial media that make it seem too complex for any individual to pursue on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5437242">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[nitty gritty of investments - the hard numbers.  It's not a philosophy book, but rather a real investment book (teaches you about stocks, bonds, different kinds of mutual funds, bond funds, IRAs, tax considerations, etc.). I liked it, after reading other books that convinced me I should be saving mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1850894">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good book.  Combined with the other books I have read on personal finance, I feel I have a better understanding of some financial instruments (like an annuity).  It seems slightly biased toward Vanguard index funds, but it doesn't talk over your head and give examples with numbers and gra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52532117">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good overview of personal investing.  For the uninitiated, John Bogle founded Vanguard, one of the largest and highly respected mutual fund companies.  His strategy is &quot;boring&quot; by the get rich quick school, but it's good sound advice for people looking to make long term investments.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A thorough, calming, well-written guide to investing for everyone, even poor people like myself. The book does a great job of clearly explaining what to do and how to relax that there isn't that much to do to invest your money well.]]></body>
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