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Welcome to the Bogleheads^® wiki, a collaborative undertaking by members of the Bogleheads Community. This wiki is a reference resource for investors. Bogleheads emphasize starting early, living below one's means, regular saving, broad diversification, and sticking to one's investment plan.

If all this seems a bit overwhelming, relax and don't panic. A good place to begin is getting started. Returning visitors may be interested in our new pages.

 

Getting started

• Getting started - Start here.
• Bogleheads® investment philosophy - Our investment principles.
• Bogleheads® investing start-up kit - A top-down approach to start investing.
• Investment policy statement - Identify your investment objectives and how you plan to meet them.
• Bogleheads® personal finance planning start-up kit - Other than investing, such as financial planning, insurance, and saving for college.
• Preparing for retirement - Steps you should take before retiring.
• Prioritizing investments - Choosing where to save your investing money, such as an employer's retirement plan or a savings account.

 

Today's featured article

Understanding and avoiding behavioral pitfalls will ultimately have a greater impact on investing success than any other factor. Since emotions and subsequent behavioral pitfalls are frequently associated with miscalculating risk tolerance and asset allocation, the new investor should be aware of behavioral pitfalls before making asset allocation decisions.

“Your investing brain does not just add and multiply and estimate and evaluate,” says Jason Zweig in his book, Your Money and Your Brain. “When you win, lose, or risk money, you stir up some of the most profound emotions a human being can ever feel.” (more...)

 

This week in financial history

August 22:

• 1940 - In the US, The Investment Company Act of 1940 was enacted on August 22, 1940. The act is the primary source of regulation for mutual funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts.

August 23:

• 1890 - The Brazilian Stock Exchange, the Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (São Paulo Stock Exchange), was founded on August 23, 1890 by Emilio Rangel Pestana. Source: FMI3560-01 Brazilian Stock Exchange

August 24:

• 1857 - The failure of the New York branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company precipitated the Panic of 1857 Source:Panic of 1857
• 1927 - Harry M. Markowitz, a 1990 winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel and one of the creators of Modern Portfolio Theory, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Source:Harry M. Markowitz - Facts

August 26:

• 2014 - The Standard & Poors 500 index closed over 2000 for the first time in history on August 26, 2014. Source: Closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index

August 27:

• 2001 - The first exchange-traded funds to list in Australia were the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Fund (SFY AU) and SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (STW AU) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Source: ETF Landscape: Celebrating 10 Years of ETFs in Australia

 

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