Taiwan Bogleheads 2013 conference

The first Taiwan Bogleheads conference was held on May 11 2013. The event was be held at Mr. Brown Coffee, Taipei City, Taiwan. The conference was attended by 123 individuals and featured three speakers.

Among the speakers was Mr Chen, author of three investment books and author of the Greehorn blog. Mr Chen has also translated William Bernstein's "The Investor's Manifesto" into traditional chinese. At the conference, Mr Chen talked about Mr. John Bogle and the development of the first index fund. He explained the development of Vanguard and the ETF industry, and why Mr. Bogle thought trading index funds is a losing strategy.

The second author who spoke at the conference was Mr. Xiao (penname  怪老子). Mr Xiao has two investment titles. His first book "The Investment Principles You Should Know When You Get Your First Paycheck." is a long-time best seller. Mr. Xiao addressed managing retirement portfolios. He instructed on how to calculate the required size of a retirement portfolio and gave some model portfolios.

The third speaker was Mr. Liu. He works in the insurance business and builds his career by selling term-life insurance. He deeply believes that the correct objective of an insurance policy is to provide adequate protection. His books about insurance have a profound impact on the general public in Taiwan. He advised the audience to avoid high-cost policies.