Boglehead Investing

If you’ve never invested in stocks, you may want to consider trying bobblehead investing. After all, the stock market goes up and down and it is entirely possible that it will crash. Instead of trying to time the market, boglehead investors buy a bond or an index mutual fund and then invest backwards. The key to bobblehead investing is to pay attention to fees, and buy low and sell high. However, before you start investing in bobbleheads, be sure to check out the information provided by the Boglehead forums.

Bogleheads are investors who have adopted John Bogle’s philosophy. Their website gets more than 50,000 visitors daily. This book introduces the Boglehead approach to passive investing. The authors are over 70 years old, don’t work for Vanguard, and aren’t getting any commission from selling investment products. They would prefer readers to borrow their book than buy it, but they do have a website for it. You might consider this book if you’re looking for a fun and easy to read book on investing.