The Bogleheads®

Introduction
Bogleheads are investing enthusiasts who participate in the Bogleheads Forum.

Investing Philosophy
The Bogleheads approach begins with an investor deciding on percentage allocations to various asset classes, such as U.S. stocks, international stocks, U.S. bonds, etc. The desired allocations are then implemented using low-cost vehicles which are true to the targeted asset classes. Tax costs are carefully considered, influencing decisions as to what investments to place in taxable versus tax-advantaged accounts.

Related information about core Boglehead beliefs is available in The Twelve Pillars of Wisdom and Vanguard's Investment Philosophy.

Vanguard Diehards
The Bogleheads came into being in 1997 when Morningstar, the mutual fund research company, established a "Conversation Forum" at Morningstar.com dedicated to The Vanguard Group. Almost immediately, the site exploded with messages from ardent Vanguard Diehards (the Bogleheads' then official name) expressing admiration and appreciation of John Bogle, founder and retired chairman of Vanguard, and his common-sense investment advice.

The Bogleheads Forum
On February 19, 2007, a new, independent forum at Bogleheads Forum was established. It is maintained by Alex Frakt and Larry Auton, who for many years have also maintained Bogleheads.org (originally diehards.org); a site originally set up to index posts at Morningstar. The creation of the new Bogleheads forum solved some lingering problems at Morningstar such as a perceived poor moderation policy, and allowed more autonomy since the new forum is run by and for Bogleheads.

Real World Presence
[[Image:BogleDiehardsII.jpg|thumb|John Bogle poses near his Vanguard headquarters statue during Diehards II, June 8-10, 2001.

Photo by Gail.]]

While the Bogleheads are primarily an online community, in 2000 John Bogle greeted the Bogleheads face-to-face for the first time at a get-together that would eventually be called Diehards I. Every year or so since then, another meeting has been held; bigger and better than the last as more and more people took the opportunity to meet John Bogle in person and to socialize with others who admire his investing philosophy.

National meetings

 * Diehards I - House that Jack Built - Mar 10-11, 2000 - Miami
 * Diehards II - Vanguard Headquarters - June 8-10, 2001 - Pennsylvania
 * Diehards III - Morningstar Conference - June 25-27, 2002 - Chicago
 * Diehards IV - May 8-10, 2004 - Denver
 * Diehards V - May 15-17, 2006 - Las Vegas
 * Diehards VI - June 10-12, 2007 - Alexandria
 * Diehards VII - September 22-24, 2008 - San Diego

Links
Bogleheads in the news

Bogleheads vs Diehards

History of Diehards.org

Bogleheads/Diehards National Reunion history