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Welcome to the Bogleheads® wiki Investing Advice Inspired by John Bogle Special:Statistics articles Welcome John Bogle Welcome to our web site. We aim to help you make good financial decisions, by tuning out the noise and focusing on just a handful of simple, core principles. These have proved successful over time, but while they are simple, following them is not always easy.

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