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Illusion of Outperforming the Market

Illusion of Outperforming the Market

Bogle argues that for every investor who outperforms the market, another must underperform. The aggregate return of all investors, before costs, must equal the market's return.

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The book discusses powerful and well-supported case for the superiority of low-cost index fund investing as the most effective way for the vast majority of investors to achieve their long-term financial goals.

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