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I wonderful 16 min. interview with Mr. Bogle just completed at CNN - on state of the economy.
Just a pleasure.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... conomy.cnn

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Mr. Bogle interviewed on CNN Smerconish

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Mr. Bogle was interviewed on CNN Smerconish this morning. The show will be rebroadcast today at 6:00 pm EDT.
The full interview is on CNN website: Full interview: John C. Bogle on the economy
http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... conomy.cnn
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Excellent, as always. :beer
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Thanks!
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I just watched it.....great interview of a very great man. Thanks for posting the link!
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Bogle Interview on CNN Today - Link

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I hope this doesn't break any rules but I'm posting a link to an excellent interview with Jack Bogle that aired on CNN this morning.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... tions.cnn
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Thank you for posting - it's always a treat to hear Mr. Bogle's practical take on the world.
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Clickable: http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... otions.cnn

Good to see that even though John's getting older, he's still as eloquent as he's always been.
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selters wrote:Clickable: http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... otions.cnn

Good to see that even though John's getting older, he's still as eloquent as he's always been.
A fascinating interview and when it was noted that he had a heart transplant 20 years ago I was surprised..somehow missed that info before now. He's in his late 80s and as wise as ever.
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Great interview. I loved what he said when asked if he had any regrets about not having made more money from founding Vanguard. It meant he had less to give away to good causes...
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selters wrote:Clickable: http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... otions.cnn

Good to see that even though John's getting older, he's still as eloquent as he's always been.
Thank you for the link.

That was an excellent interview, full of wisdom.
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Just ran across this interview. Did not notice if it was posted today.

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Classic Bogle.

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http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... conomy.cnn
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That was one great interview of one great man. Thanks.
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Thanks for the link. I like the "uncanny ability to recognize the obvious" part. Thanks for reading ~cfs~
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FYI - I merged mickeyd's thread into here.
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I very much enjoyed the interview. Thanks for posting.
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blueblock wrote:I very much enjoyed the interview. Thanks for posting.
:thumbsup me too. That guy, jack is a never before, probably never again type of individual.
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Outstanding interview. Jack is a Great Man.

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Thanks for the link, I thoroughly enjoyed the interview.

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Perhaps time for us Bogleheads to lobby for Jack to get the Congressional Gold Medal or the Medal of Freedom
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turnberry72 wrote:Perhaps time for us Bogleheads to lobby for Jack to get the Congressional Gold Medal or the Medal of Freedom
Been there done that, see link

viewtopic.php?t=202233

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Wow, I had no idea that he was still so sharp! That was an excellent interview.
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Interview of John Bogle by Michael Smerconish.

87 years old and still sharp as a tack.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/18/politics/ ... iew-cnntv/
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^^^I merged Ged's thread into here.

(To the member who reported the post as "Duplicate thread", thank you.)
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Good interview. He was sharp, energetic and looked well. I also liked the way that he deflected the high praise given him by Warren Buffett and Paul Samuelson. He definitely is not stuck on himself, which is hugely refreshing. It is really hard not to like him. Hard to believe he is almost 88 years old.
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Great interview, always get great satisfaction watching and listening to Mr. Bogle. His greatness is only matched by his humility and integrity.
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http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... conomy.cnn

Nice 15 minutes of valuable nuggets.
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^^^ FYI - I merged perseus' thread into here.
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Truly a giant. I disagree with him though - he is a hero for putting investors first.

I'm not sure why the media refers to him as a legendary investor, as if he is similar to Buffett. For me he is more of a foundational innovator and businessman who forever changed how Main Street invests.
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Jack is looking great!

Speaks so well!!!
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Pete12 wrote:Great interview. I loved what he said when asked if he had any regrets about not having made more money from founding Vanguard. It meant he had less to give away to good causes...
Of course, the only way for him to have made more money would have been to take it from investors. He did give back, in his own way.

Great job by the interviewer as well as Mr. Bogle.
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edge wrote:Truly a giant. I disagree with him though - he is a hero for putting investors first.

I'm not sure why the media refers to him as a legendary investor, as if he is similar to Buffett. For me he is more of a foundational innovator and businessman who forever changed how Main Street invests.
That's a very good point.
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The giant speaks again! Love this man.
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Excellent interview, and excellent comments and answers from him. Sometimes the truth is hard to hear.
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Excellent interview bringing out the intelligence, experience, wisdom, and integrity of Jack Bogle. Thanks for the link.
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He also sounded a little ominous on the current market trajectory, and did not sound bullish at all on the current admininstration. Did anybody catch that? If so, will there be a market correction at some point in near future. I know this is irrelevant for bogleheads but just wanted to get some thoughts.
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perseus wrote:He also sounded a little ominous on the current market trajectory, and did not sound bullish at all on the current admininstration. Did anybody catch that? If so, will there be a market correction at some point in near future. I know this is irrelevant for bogleheads but just wanted to get some thoughts.
What makes sense to me is that if the speculation is wrong then we will see a correction when bad news start popping up. But if the speculation is right, because of itself, it will have the effect of hiding the good modest returns.
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EvelynTroy wrote:I wonderful 16 min. interview with Mr. Bogle just completed at CNN - on state of the economy.
Just a pleasure.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/18 ... conomy.cnn

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Thanks for posting. Very enjoyable. Jack looks a little tired in this video. I hope he is doing well.
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Mr. Bogle is the best.
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carofe wrote:
perseus wrote:He also sounded a little ominous on the current market trajectory, and did not sound bullish at all on the current admininstration. Did anybody catch that? If so, will there be a market correction at some point in near future. I know this is irrelevant for bogleheads but just wanted to get some thoughts.
What makes sense to me is that if the speculation is wrong then we will see a correction when bad news start popping up. But if the speculation is right, because of itself, it will have the effect of hiding the good modest returns.
Looks like it is beginning to correct.
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Just listened to an interview on CNN with John Bogle, and I was struck by his comments that long-term risks to the economy and markets may be greater than in the past and be growing. William Bernstein refers to long term risk as "deep risk". Deep risk -- as opposed to the shallow risk of market volatility -- is the threat of permanent losses, or at least significant reductions, of long term investment returns.

Toward the end of the interview, he seems to suggest, interestingly, that modern democracy might be a deep risk factor itself, mentioning Brexit as an example, but I won't risk straying into politics by saying any more. You'll need to listen to the interview yourself. Interesting stuff.

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CULater wrote:Just listened to an interview on CNN with John Bogle, and I was struck by his comments that long-term risks to the economy and markets may be greater than in the past and be growing. William Bernstein refers to long term risk as "deep risk". Deep risk -- as opposed to the shallow risk of market volatility -- is the threat of permanent losses, or at least significant reductions, of long term investment returns.

Toward the end of the interview, he seems to suggest, interestingly, that modern democracy might be a deep risk factor itself,
Does he suggest any actions an investor might want to take, because a problem without a proposed solution is basically a distraction.
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Mr. Bogle, if you listen to his thoughts over many years, always expresses notes of caution, even long-term caution, so this is nothing new.

I think that is a message to those who always get excited during bull markets and rush into 100% stocks in their portfolio (or those, often on the advice on an adviser of late, say they are 80/20 in equities for good now with great confidence).

And if you look, there have been many of those posts recently.
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rgs92 wrote:Mr. Bogle, if you listen to his thoughts over many years, always expresses notes of caution, even long-term caution, so this is nothing new.

I think that is a message to those who always get excited during bull markets and rush into 100% stocks in their portfolio [/b](or those, often on the advice on an adviser of late, say they are 80/20 in equities for good now with great confidence).

And if you look, there have been many of those posts recently.

Or those who are nervous Nellie's and sell all their stocks and go to 100% cash.

There has probably been an equal number of OP’s asking what they should do with all the cash they’ve been sitting on the sidelines with (waiting for a correction to get back into stocks).

And then there are the true Bogleheads who have a sleep at night investment plan with which they can stay the course.
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Amen Minesweep. :)
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TheTimeLord wrote:
CULater wrote:Just listened to an interview on CNN with John Bogle, and I was struck by his comments that long-term risks to the economy and markets may be greater than in the past and be growing. William Bernstein refers to long term risk as "deep risk". Deep risk -- as opposed to the shallow risk of market volatility -- is the threat of permanent losses, or at least significant reductions, of long term investment returns.

Toward the end of the interview, he seems to suggest, interestingly, that modern democracy might be a deep risk factor itself,
Does he suggest any actions an investor might want to take, because a problem without a proposed solution is basically a distraction.
I'm sure Bogle is speaking about international markets and countries, because the corollary to his recommendation to invest solely in Total U.S. Market for equities is that he doesn't believe political risk can show up in the U.S.

cue International vs. US stocks debate in 3...2...1..

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This is a great interview so thanks for sharing. I think one of the best things about Jack Bogle is his steady personality that does not get too enthusiastic or too down over anything. Staying balanced with a reasonable asset allocation and following it for the long run, ignoring the noise of the crowd telling an investor to do this or that based on the latest news report is what makes his work so simple yet so profound. In this community we are devotees of his work, but in reality every single investor owes him a debt of gratitude for what he has accomplished and what he has and will continue to contribute to the world. He is a great American and a great human being.
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I'd consider you extremely complacent if you believe there is absolute, eternal certainty in the US. All empires fall, it's just a question of when. In my mind, these last few decades show a course of increasing inability to govern ourselves. Sure, we appear safer than most countries, but collapses are never circled on the calendar. And, of course, if our government falls or we are conquered, we have far bigger problems than our holdings in the stock market or our worthless bonds.

That said, one can only worry about what one can control, so I will stay diversified globally and have some canned beans on hand.
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