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The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money (Rebroadcast)

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Vanguard - I'm Not Worth a Billion

Bogle: The dominance of the index fund will continue simply because we're in an industry where it costs us everything. Managers don't want to compete on costs. They want to make money for themselves, Bogle says. One way Bogle helped was by setting up Vanguard as a cooperative. Rather than distributing profits, it lowers its fees.

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