The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing is both precisely accurate and grandly intuitive. “Choose a sound financial lifestyle. Start early and invest regularly. Know what you’re buying. Preserve your buying power. Keep costs and taxes low. Diversify your stock portfolio [and diversify your stock risk with a bond portfolio].” Investors who follow these simple tenets will earn their fair share of whatever returns the financial markets are kind enough to deliver in the years ahead.
