Investment Strategies – John C. Bogle

Written by praveen on February 21, 2008 – 6:19 pm

Though the title of the article is a little cheesy, the tips Mr. Bogle gives here make a lot of sense.

Once you decide to put your money to work to build long-term wealth, you have to decide, not whether to take risk, but what kind of risk you wish to take. Here are 10 investing rules that can make you rich:

1. There’s no escaping risk

Once you decide to put your money to work to build long-term wealth, you have to decide, not whether to take risk, but what kind of risk you wish to take.

Yes, money in a savings account is dollar-safe, but those safe dollars are apt to be substantially eroded by inflation, a risk that almost guarantees you will fail to reach your wealth goals.

And yes, money in the stock market is very risky over the short-term, but, if well-diversified, should provide remarkable growth with a high degree of consistency over the long term.
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Rule #1 by Phil Town

Written by praveen on December 25, 2007 – 9:38 pm

Look for the review in this space shortly.


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