“Our financial system is driven by a giant marketing machine in which t...” — John C. Bogle Quote

“Our financial system is driven by a giant marketing machine in which the interests of sellers directly conflict with the interests of buyers.”

“Never underrate the importance of asset allocation.”

“Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. It is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.”

“If you put nothing away for retirement, I can tell you, to the last penny, how much you will have when you retire: nothing.”

“I've been studying mutual funds since 1949, when I began researching my senior thesis at Princeton University.”

“I would always advise young people to follow their star - not my star. They have to live their own life. If they decide they want to go into the investment business, do it, but make it a better business than it is today.”

“Today, there are also buyers and sellers of all these energy commodities, just like there are buyers and sellers of food commodities and many other commodities.”

“The shortage of buyers, which the world is suffering from, is readily understood, not as due to people not wishing to obtain possession of goods, but as people being unwilling to part with something which might earn a regular income in exchange for those goods.”

“If designers are willing to take risks, I think buyers should take risks, as well with press taking risks.”

“When buyers see the pride of ownership - when they come in, and they're impressed by how clean the place is - they can picture their kids playing on the floor. They can picture the family sitting around the table. When they can picture their own family in that space, instantly you grab them, and they'll pay more money, too.”

“Ultimately, the success of America's market economy depends on trust. This includes trust between buyers and sellers, between lenders and borrowers, and between investors and the companies in which they invest.”