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John Bogle
(1929 - 2019)
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For US investors:
- 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.
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- Getting started for non-US investors - Start here.
- Bogleheads® investment philosophy for non-US investors - Our investment principles.
- Bogleheads® investing start-up kit for non-US investors - A top-down approach to start investing.
- Outline of non-US domiciles - Overview of topics specifically aimed at non-US investors.
Today's featured article
An index fund is a fund that pools investors capital for the purpose of investing in securities, typically a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF), that aims to replicate the movements of an index of a specific financial market.
A well-managed index fund provides investors with a simple way to access such advantages as low costs, improved tax efficiency, style consistency and reduced manager risk. Investors should be mindful that not all index funds are low cost and that some indexes can be exploited by active investors when the indexes periodically reconstitute.
The key measure for accessing an index fund's efficiency is how well it tracks its benchmark index. (more...)
This week in financial history
May 10:
- 1837 - The Panic of 1837 gets its start when all of the banks in New York City suspend specie payments (refusal to pay specie (gold or silver) at par for their outstanding notes or deposits). Source: The Suffolk Bank and the Panic of 1837
May 11:
- 1752 - The first fire insurance policy company ("homeowners") in the US was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insuring of Houses from Loss by Fire" was founded by Benjamin Franklin. Source: Insurance: Philadelphia Contributionship
- 1973 - The Depository Trust Co. is established to smooth the delivery of securities and to provide a centralized electronic safety deposit box for stocks and bonds. In 1999 the company would combine with the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) to form the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Source: The Depository Trust Company· Annual Report 1973
- 2016 - Jack Treynor, whose insights into risk and return underpin theories for investment pricing and shaped the field of quantitative finance, died in Harbor City, California. Source: Jack Treynor, Who Pioneered Modern Investment Theory, Dies at 86
May 12:
- 1817 - The Warsaw Stock Exchange, then known as the Warsaw Mercantile Exchange, first opened in Warsaw on May 12, 1817. Trading took place between noon and 1 p.m. Bonds and other debt instruments were the first securities traded. Source:Market efficiency of Warsaw Stock Exchange after European Union accession
May 13:
- 2008 - The Bogleheads® wiki made its debut. Source: Bogleheads® wiki history
May 14:
- 1607 - On May 14, 1607, English settlers arrived under the authority of the Virginia Company of London, chartered by King James I, and established the first permanent British settlement in North America at a place they named Jamestown, Virginia. The Virginia Company of London, so far as achieving its aims as a profitable stockholding company, was a dismal failure. Despite numerous creative and desperate attempts to make Virginia stable and financially successful, the investors never achieved a profit. Sources: Today in History: May 14; The Virginia Company of London
- 1979 - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR & Co) acquired Houdaille Industries in a $355 million buyout. The transaction was the first public-to-private leveraged buyout of a publicly traded company. KKR took almost one year to raise $355 million from several bank and insurance companies. The deal left the company with 86% leverage, financed by multi-layered array of senior, subordinated securities. Source: Business history: The seventies
May 15:
- 1878 - "Tokyo Stock Exchange Co., Ltd." is established. Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
- 1973 - The Stock Exchange of Singapore was established. Prior to May 15 Singapore and Malaysia shared a common exchange. This exchange ended when Malaysia imposed currency controls. Source: Stock Exchange of Singapore Ltd. is Incorporated
May 16:
- 1949 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed during the second world war, reopened on May 16, 1949. Source:FAQ Nikkei Stock Averages
- 1972 - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange establishes the International Monetary Market, a futures market in seven foreign currencies. May 16 marks the worlds first day of trading in foreign-currency futures. Source:Innovate to Advance: 40 years of Foreign Exchange Futures, Open/Markets
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