Growing From $0 to $8 Trillion: The 7 Golden Investment Principles

How John Bogle Built Vanguard to Manage $8.2 Trillion and What Investors Can Learn From Their Methodology

Limitless Investor
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5 min readMay 25, 2024

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John Bogle was one of the most successful investors of all time. Despite the fact that his family lost everything during the Great Depression and his father fell into alcoholism, he managed to build one of the biggest financial empires ever.

Later, Bogle founded Vanguard, which became one of the largest asset management firms in the world, reaching $8.2 trillion in assets under management in 2023.

He also authored multiple investing books. In this article, however, I will condense his top investment lessons for financial success into 7 golden principles.

The 7 Golden Investment Principles to Grow a Fortune Investing Like John Bogle

1. You MUST Invest

Not investing is the biggest financial risk that you can take. Of course, you first need to save money in order to invest. However, savings, if not invested, will lose value over time due to inflation.

Transforming your savings into investments is crucial to preserving and growing your wealth.

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Henrique Centieiro & Bee Lee
Limitless Investor

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