Central to the effective functioning of early capitalism was the fundamental principle of trusting and being trusted. — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Capitalism is not a Ponzi scheme. Capitalism is a scheme of free markets. — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
If the job of capitalism is to create wealth for those who put up the capital, no fund group comes close to… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
The malfeasance and misjudgments by our corporate, financial and government leaders, declining ethical standards, and the failure of our new agency society… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs or international conglomerateurs, or large financial institutions buy or create mutual fund management companies to create a return on their own… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
I think it's fairly easy to provide a moral defense of capitalism. It has been - over the last 200 years -… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Our capitalistic scheme in the latter years of the 20th century seems to have lost its way. We've had a "pathalogical change"… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
I'd be the first to agree that capitalism bestows its blessings unevenly. But that wouldn't persuade me to think it was a… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
While I haven't read economist Robin Hahnel's work, replacing capitalism would be at the very bottom of my list of priorities -… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Thomas Aquinas defined the human soul as the core of our being, and the power that brings our characteristics into unity so… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
The basic idea of retirement income is, to me, to get a check, two checks every month, one from your fixed income and one… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
When you're young, you've got plenty of time to recover from your mistakes. — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
I almost hate to say how proud I am of my career and, most of all, helping folks get the returns they deserve. — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
The Vanguard Experiment was designed to prove that mutual funds could operate independently, and do so in a manner that would directly benefit their… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Learning is to the Studious, and Riches to the Careful. If a man empties his… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
I liked the so-called Volcker Rule. I would have separated investment banking and commercial, deposit banking, as we did under the Glass-Steagal Act. I… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
We make too much out of past performance, and it's very misleading to investors. It causes them to move money around. They buy a… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
It's very difficult for any particular segment of the stock market to sustain superior performance. The watch word for our financial markets is, "reversion… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
I do think that impact investing is not that effective. Shares go from investor A to investor B, and the company doesn't even know… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
I was born in an earlier generation and, as a group, my classmates at Blair Academy and Princeton University were as ethical, straightforward, and… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
