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Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0470398515, 9780470398517, 9780470524237, 0470524235
LCC
HG173 .B595 2009
Open Library ID
OL19288246M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1137489 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
288\291
Topic
Business
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

John Bogle puts our obsession with financial success in perspectiveThroughout his legendary career, John C. Bogle-founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund-has helped investors build wealth the right way and led a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world. Along the way, he's seen how destructive an obsession with financial success can be. Now, with Enough., he puts this dilemma in perspective.Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle has delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, Enough. seeks, paraphrasing Kurt Vonnegut, "to poison our minds with a little humanity." Page by page, Bogle thoughtfully considers what "enough" actually means as it relates to money, business, and life.Reveals Bogle's unparalleled insights on money and what we should consider as the true treasures in our livesDetails the values we should emulate in our business and professional callingsContains thought-provoking life lessons regarding our individual roles in societyWritten in a straightforward and accessible style, this unique book examines what it truly means to have "enough" in world increasingly focused on status and score-keeping.

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