Knowing Enough: A Conversation About Money and Life and Figuring Out What to Do with Yours
John C. Bogle · William Bernstein
Jun 2025 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Barry Abrams
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Knowing Enough combines the penetrating insights into investing and life of John C. Bogle, the founder of Vanguard and the pioneer of index investing, and the priceless practical advice of William J. Bernstein, bestselling author of The Four Pillars of Investing and market historian. Their conversations were the centerpiece of Boglehead meetings until Bogle's passing on January 19, 2019.
The book combines Bogle's insights from his bestselling Enough and Bernstein's practical how-to, If You Can. Their goal: to inspire you to lead a meaningful life that reaches well beyond your net worth to touch upon matters of self-worth, and to provide you with the means of doing so. You'll also find:
● How to focus less on chasing financial success and more on living a meaningful life
● Insight into investing wisely and contributing to the common good
● Reflections on lessons learned from Bogle throughout his career
Written in the same conversational tone found between Bogle and Bernstein at Boglehead events, Knowing Enough challenges listeners to rethink their relationship with money, business, and society.
The book combines Bogle's insights from his bestselling Enough and Bernstein's practical how-to, If You Can. Their goal: to inspire you to lead a meaningful life that reaches well beyond your net worth to touch upon matters of self-worth, and to provide you with the means of doing so. You'll also find:
● How to focus less on chasing financial success and more on living a meaningful life
● Insight into investing wisely and contributing to the common good
● Reflections on lessons learned from Bogle throughout his career
Written in the same conversational tone found between Bogle and Bernstein at Boglehead events, Knowing Enough challenges listeners to rethink their relationship with money, business, and society.
About the author
John Clifton Bogle was born in Montclair, New Jersey on May 8, 1929. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University in 1951. After graduation, he was hired by the Wellington Fund, a Philadelphia-based fund management company. He was named president of Wellington in 1967. He founded the Vanguard Group of Investment Companies in 1974. In 1976, he founded the Vanguard Index Trust, the first index fund for individual investors. In 1977, he started selling mutual funds directly to investors rather than through brokers, thus eliminating the sales fees. He officially stepped down as chief executive of Vanguard in January 1996 and remained as chairman until the end of 1999. He wrote several books including Bogle on Mutual Funds, Common Sense on Mutual Funds, and The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation. He died from esophageal cancer on January 16, 2019 at the age of 89.
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