Episode 001: John C. Bogle, host Rick Ferri

John Bogle is our guest on Episode 1. This fascinating podcast covers 65 years of John C. Bogle's life - from the early 1950s as a student at Princeton through today. The discussion includes his role as Wellington's CEO, the formation of Vanguard and the first index mutual fund. These true stories are told by Jack Bogle himself from his newest book "Stay the Course" to be published in November 2018 by Wiley.

 

This podcast is hosted by Rick Ferri, CFA, a long-time Boglehead and investment adviser. The Bogleheads are a group of like-minded individual investors who follow the general investment and business beliefs of John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Group. It is a conflict-free community where individual investors reach out and provide education, assistance and relevant information to other investors of all experience levels at no cost.

 

The organization's free website is Bogleheads.org and the wiki site is Bogleheads® wiki. Bogleheads sites are operated by volunteers who contribute time and talent. Donations help defray operating costs.

 

Since 2000, the Bogleheads' have held national conferences in major cities around the country and currently meet in Philadelphia in the autumn of each year. There are 56 Local Chapters in the US and three Foreign Chapters that also meet regularly. New Chapters are being added on a regular basis.

 

This podcast is supported by the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, a non-profit organization approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity on February 6, 2012.