Always Quote by John C. Bogle

Most investors, both institutional and individual, will find that the best way to own common stocks (shares') is through an index fund that charges…

— Warren Buffett

The key aspect of an index fund is that many of them, not all of them, but many of them are extremely cheap.

— William J. Bernstein

By periodically investing in an index fund, the know-nothing investors can actually outperform most investment professionals.

— Warren Buffett

A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. My mentor, Ben Graham, took this position many…

— Warren Buffett

After a lifetime of picking stocks, I have to admit that Bogle's arguments in favor of the index fund have me thinking of joining…

— Jim Cramer

Nothing is simpler than owning the stock market and holding it forever, and that's essentially the idea behind the index fund.

— John C. Bogle

Most investors would be better off in an index fund.

— Peter Lynch

A minuscule 4 percent of funds produce market-beating after-tax results with a scant 0.6 percent (annual) margin of gain. The 96 percent of funds…

— David F. Swensen

Assuming that the future is like the past, you can outperform 80 percent of your fellow investors over the next several decades by investing…

— Mark Hulbert

The simple index fund solution has been adopted as a cornerstone of investment strategy for many of the nation's pension plans operated by our…

— David F. Swensen

ICG wasn't an index fund so much as a collection of venture-capital investments focused on so-called business-to-business Internet companies.

— Adam Lashinsky

Experience conclusively shows that index-fund buyers are likely to obtain results exceeding those of the typical fund manager, whose large advisory fees and substantial…

— Burton Malkiel