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John C. Bogle

John C. Bogle

American investor and business magnate

Oct 3, 2026

21:14
tell us about how you can, what happened with the Wellington Fund.
21:18
Well, I tell these stories about the Wellington Fund because it's a great investment lesson.
21:24
And the theme of the book, Clash of the Cultures, is a speculative culture has crowded out the culture of prudent long-term investment.
21:34
And so Wellington Fund, that chapter is called The Rise, The Fall, and the Renaissance of Wellington Fund.
21:42
So we were a perfectly good little balanced fund in the 30s and in the 40s and into the 50s and even into the 60s.
21:49
A little bit better than average performance, largely due to our low cost, but not a huge differentiator.
21:54
We were a good competitor.

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39:30
have realistic expectations in this new normal, what's a realistic expectation?

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