John Bogle and the Vanguard Experiment

This text chronicles Vanguard from start up in 1975 to the second largest mutual fund company in the USA at present. It reveals how John C. Bogle, chairman of The Vanguard Group, realized his vision to build a company with over $160 billion in assets and a reputation for keeping costs low and putting the interests of the investor first. Slater looks at: Bogle's role as conscience of the industry and his desire to reform many of it's practices; Bogle's press on regardless motto; the three major decisions made at Vanguard over the last 21 years; and background and early years of Bogle and other mutual fund leaders.