The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii FOREWORD BY JOHN C. BOGLE xv INTRODUCTION xxiii PART I ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESSFUL INVESTING CHAPTER 1 CHOOSE A SOUND FINANCIAL LIFESTYLE 3 CHAPTER 2 START EARLY AND INVEST REGULARLY 13 CHAPTER 3 KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING: PART ONE 25 CHAPTER 4 KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING: PART TWO 39 CHAPTER 5 PRESERVE YOUR BUYING POWER WITH INFLATION-PROTECTED BONDS 49 CHAPTER 6 HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO SAVE? 63 CHAPTER 7 KEEP IT SIMPLE 75 ftoc.qxd 7/23/14 9:28 AM Page ix X CONTENTS CHAPTER 8 ASSET ALLOCATION 89 CHAPTER 9 COSTS MATTER 109 CHAPTER 10 TAXES: PART ONE 119 CHAPTER 11 TAXES: PART TWO 131 CHAPTER 12 DIVERSIFICATION 143 CHAPTER 13 PERFORMANCE CHASING AND MARKET TIMING ARE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR WEALTH 153 CHAPTER 14 SAVVY WAYS TO INVEST FOR COLLEGE 169 CHAPTER 15 HOW TO MANAGE A WINDFALL SUCCESSFULLY 179 CHAPTER 16 DO YOU NEED AN ADVISOR? 187 PART II FOLLOW-THROUGH STRATEGIES TO KEEP YOU ON TARGET CHAPTER 17 TRACK YOUR PROGRESS AND REBALANCE WHEN NECESSARY 199 x ftoc.qxd 7/23/14 9:28 AM Page x CHAPTER 18 TUNE OUT THE "NOISE" 211 CHAPTER 19 MASTERING YOUR INVESTMENTS MEANS MASTERING YOUR EMOTIONS 223 CHAPTER 20 MAKING YOUR MONEY LAST LONGER THAN YOU DO 235 CHAPTER 21 PROTECT YOUR ASSETS BY BEING WELL-INSURED 243 CHAPTER 22 PASSING IT ON WHEN YOU PASS ON 257 CHAPTER 23 YOU CAN DO IT 265 APPENDICES APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY OF FINANCIAL TERMS 273 APPENDIX II: BOOKS WE RECOMMEND 279 APPENDIX III: FINANCIAL WEBSITES WE RECOMMEND 283 APPENDIX IV: VANGUARD ASSET ALLOCATION QUESTIONNAIRE AND PIE CHARTS 287 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 293 INDEX 295ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii FOREWORD BY JOHN C. BOGLE xv INTRODUCTION xxiii PART I ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESSFUL INVESTING CHAPTER 1 CHOOSE A SOUND FINANCIAL LIFESTYLE 3 CHAPTER 2 START EARLY AND INVEST REGULARLY 13 CHAPTER 3 KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING: PART ONE 25 CHAPTER 4 KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING: PART TWO 39 CHAPTER 5 PRESERVE YOUR BUYING POWER WITH INFLATION-PROTECTED BONDS 49 CHAPTER 6 HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO SAVE? 63 CHAPTER 7 KEEP IT SIMPLE 75 ftoc.qxd 7/23/14 9:28 AM Page ix X CONTENTS CHAPTER 8 ASSET ALLOCATION 89 CHAPTER 9 COSTS MATTER 109 CHAPTER 10 TAXES: PART ONE 119 CHAPTER 11 TAXES: PART TWO 131 CHAPTER 12 DIVERSIFICATION 143 CHAPTER 13 PERFORMANCE CHASING AND MARKET TIMING ARE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR WEALTH 153 CHAPTER 14 SAVVY WAYS TO INVEST FOR COLLEGE 169 CHAPTER 15 HOW TO MANAGE A WINDFALL SUCCESSFULLY 179 CHAPTER 16 DO YOU NEED AN ADVISOR? 187 PART II FOLLOW-THROUGH STRATEGIES TO KEEP YOU ON TARGET CHAPTER 17 TRACK YOUR PROGRESS AND REBALANCE WHEN NECESSARY 199 x ftoc.qxd 7/23/14 9:28 AM Page x CHAPTER 18 TUNE OUT THE "NOISE" 211 CHAPTER 19 MASTERING YOUR INVESTMENTS MEANS MASTERING YOUR EMOTIONS 223 CHAPTER 20 MAKING YOUR MONEY LAST LONGER THAN YOU DO 235 CHAPTER 21 PROTECT YOUR ASSETS BY BEING WELL-INSURED 243 CHAPTER 22 PASSING IT ON WHEN YOU PASS ON 257 CHAPTER 23 YOU CAN DO IT 265 APPENDICES APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY OF FINANCIAL TERMS 273 APPENDIX II: BOOKS WE RECOMMEND 279 APPENDIX III: FINANCIAL WEBSITES WE RECOMMEND 283 APPENDIX IV: VANGUARD ASSET ALLOCATION QUESTIONNAIRE AND PIE CHARTS 287 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 293 INDEX 295