John Bogle is the founder and former Chairman of Vanguard Inc., an author, and investor advocate.
We provide access to John Bogle’s published books, his postings on the Bogleheads forum, along with in memoriam posts upon his death.
We also provide access to John Bogle’s articles and speeches. In addition we provide a sampling of John Bogle’s public video appearances, as well as a number of podcasts of John Bogle’s speeches.
John Bogle was a prolific author of books, beginning with his 1993 publication of Bogle on Mutual Funds: New Perspectives for the Intelligent Investor, followed by his classic 1999 Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor.
Later books, such as The Battle For the Soul of Capitalism and Stay the Course examined the mutual fund industry, corporate ethics and the history of Vanguard, Inc.
| Title | Title |
 Bogle on Mutual Funds, McGraw-Hill, 1993 |  Common Sense on Mutual Funds, John Wiley& Sons, 1999 |
 John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 Years, McGraw-Hill, 2000 |  Character Counts, McGraw-Hill, 2002 |
 The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism, Yale University Press, 2005 |  The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, John Wiley & Sons 2007 |
 Enough, John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |  Common Sense on Mutual Funds (updated), John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
 Don’t Count on it, John Wiley & Sons, 2010 |  The Clash of the Cultures, John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
 Stay the Course, John Wiley & Sons, 2018 |
John Bogle made the following posts on the Bogleheads forum.
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Re: Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds | Dec. 4, 2018 |
| Yes, I’m 89 all right!l | May 15, 2018 |
| Re: HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY BOGLEHEADS FORUM | Feb. 19, 2017 |
| 2015 Bogleheads Conference Message from Jack Bogle | Oct. 20, 2015 |
| Re: Happy Birthday Mr. Bogle | May 15, 2015 |
| 2014 Bogleheads Conference Message from Jack Bogle | Oct. 27, 2014 |
| Re: TAYLOR’S 90th BIRTHDAY | Jan. 28, 2014 |
| A Message from Jack | Oct. 22, 2013 |
| Re: WSJ Article and Podcast about the Bogleheads | Oct. 08, 2013 |
| THANKS, BOGLEHEADS, FROM JACK BOGLE | May 13, 2013 |
| THANKS FOR BOGLEHEADS XI | Oct. 26, 2012 |
| JACK BOGLE’S MESSAGE TO BH: Two Birthdays! | Feb. 21, 2012 |
| BOGLEHEADS X–THE BEST! | Oct. 19, 2011 |
| New Staff Assistant for Jack Bogle | Jun. 24, 2011 |
| JACK BOGLE SENDS THANKS! | Oct. 19, 2010 |
| CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS From JACK BOGLE | Oct. 24, 2009 |
| JACK BOGLE REPLIES: Oh, to be 70 again! | May 13, 2009 |
| HAPPY NEW YEAR! FROM JACK BOGLE | Jan. 03, 2009 |
John Bogle died on January 16, 2019. The following topics on the Bogleheads® Forum reflect both member and public sentiment regarding Mr. Bogle and his legacy. See our wiki page, John Bogle, for a biography.
| Topic | Date |
|---|---|
| John Bogle has died at age 89 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
| The Worth Of A Man: A Tribute To John C. Bogle | Jan. 16, 2019 |
| Jack Bogle’s Obituary From The Family | Jan. 17, 2019 |
| Tributes to Jack Bogle | Jan. 17, 2019 |
As a convenience to readers we provide access to John Bogle’s articles and speeches.
The tables below provides links to downloads of John Bogle’s speeches. The Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, which housed the speeches, is no longer available on the Vanguard site. However, the links to most of the speeches are provided by the Bogle eBlog.
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jan/Feb 2014 | The Arithmetic of "All-in" Investment Expenses | The Financial Analysts Journal (via Bogle eBlog) |
| Spring 2011 | The Clash of the Cultures | The Journal of Portfolio Management (via Bogle eBlog) |
| 2009 | Markets in Crisis | The Financial Analysts Journal (via Bogle eBlog) |
| 2009 | The Fiduciary Principle: No Man Can Serve Two Masters | The Journal of Portfolio Management (via Bogle eBlog) |
| 2009 | The End of Soft Dollars? | The Financial Analysts Journal (via Bogle eBlog) |
| Fall 2008 | Bringing Mutuality to Mutual Funds | SSRN |
| Winter 2008 | A Question So Important That it Should Be Hard to Think About Anything Else | The Journal of Portfolio Management (via Bogle eBlog) |
| 2008 | Black Monday and Black Swans | The Financial Analysts Journal(via Bogle eBlog) |
| 2005 | The Relentless Rules of Humble Arithmetic | The Financial Analysts Journal (via Bogle eBlog) |
| 2005 | The Mutual Fund Industry 60 Years Later: Better or Worse? | The Financial Analysts Journal (via Bogle eBlog) |
| 1-Dec-05 | The Executive Compensation System is Broken | SSRN |
| 15-Oct-05 | The Uncanny Ability to Recognize the Obvious | SSRN |
| 18-Feb-03 | Don't Count on it: The Perils of Numeracy | SSRN |
Seven John Bogle scholarly articles are only available with registration, or by purchase:
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Journal of Portfolio Management | Journal of Portfolio Management |
| 2016 | Financial Analysts Journal | Financial Analysts Journal |
| 2016 | Journal of Portfolio Management | Journal of Portfolio Management |
| 2015 | Journal of Portfolio Management | Journal of Portfolio Management |
| 2014 | Journal of Portfolio Management | Journal of Portfolio Management |
| 2014 | Journal of Portfolio Management | Journal of Portfolio Management |
| 2013 | Journal of Portfolio Management | Journal of Portfolio Management |
Op-Eds
The table below provides accessible links to John Bogle’s editorials and letters to the press.
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2014 | Letter to Editor | Economist |
| Jun 06, 2013 | Letter to Editor | Wall Street Journal |
| Aug 27, 2010 | On Mutual Funds, Cheaper is Better | Wall Street Journal |
| May 18, 2009 | A Crisis of Ethic Proportions | Wall Street Journal |
| Mar 06, 2007 | Letter to Editor | Wall Street Journal |
| Feb 27, 2007 | Vanguard: Saga of Heros | Pepperdine University |
| Feb 08, 2007 | Value Strategies | Wall Street Journal |
| Nov 28, 2006 | Letter to Editor | Wall Street Journal |
| Jun 27, 2006 | Turn on a Paradigm? | Wall Street Journal |
| Apr 12, 2006 | Mutual Funds and Taxes | Wall Street Journal |
| Apr 06, 2006 | Executive Compensation and Related Party Disclosure | SEC |
| Jan 27, 2006 | Don't Look for Me at Davos . . . | Wall Street Journal |
| Oct 03, 2005 | The Amazing Disappearance of the Individual Stockholder | Wall Street Journal |
| Nov 18, 2004 | The Spitzer Effect | Wall Street Journal |
| Jul 08, 2004 | Fair Shake or Shakedown? | Wall Street Journal |
| Sep 19, 2003 | Specialist Man | Wall Street Journal |
| Jul 08, 2003 | The Emperor's New Mutual Funds | Wall Street Journal |
| Nov 21, 2002 | Remaking the Market: Reality Bites | Wall Street Journal |
| Jun 20, 2000 | How Mutual Funds Lost Their Way | Wall Street Journal |
| Nov 14, 2003 | Not-So Mutual Funds | Wall Street Journal |
| Aug 23, 1999 | The Wall Street Casino | New York Times |
Original sources
The Bogle eBlog: Speeches, Podcasts , and Op-eds
John Bogle author page (SSRN)
The Bogle eBlog: Academic Articles
We provide a selection of substantive John Bogle video interviews as a supplement to his career as author and investor advocate.
The Consuelo Mack interview was originally aired on November 15, 2012. The address at the National Press Club took place on March 21, 2001.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio: May 8, 2018. Time duration 1:01:39. John Bogle interviewed by Andrew Lo.
A number of John Bogle’s speeches at various venues were captured by the use of podcasts. The table below provides access to these podcasts (the downloads require Windows Media Player).
| Google spreadsheet link: John Bogle Podcasts |