Comments on: A Review of John Bogle’s “Common Sense on Mutual Funds” – Chapter 1 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/12/02/a-review-of-john-bogles-common-sense-on-mutual-funds-chapter-1/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rick Francis http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/12/02/a-review-of-john-bogles-common-sense-on-mutual-funds-chapter-1/comment-page-1/#comment-440929 Rick Francis Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:15:25 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4269#comment-440929 JLP, I liked the review, it will be good to see the whole series! >4. Basic arithmetic works. Watch your investment expenses and keep them under control. True, but there is also a more subtle point - <a href="http://ponderingmoney.com/2009/10/21/lessons-of-compound-interestinterest-rates-matter/" rel="nofollow">interest rates matter</a> a lot because of the math of compound interest. If you are investing for 20 years a 1% difference makes a large difference check out the graph <a href="http://ponderingmoney.com/category/compound-interest/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. -Rick Francis JLP,

I liked the review, it will be good to see the whole series!

>4. Basic arithmetic works. Watch your investment expenses and keep them under control.

True, but there is also a more subtle point – interest rates matter a lot because of the math of compound interest. If you are investing for 20 years a 1% difference makes a large difference check out the graph here.

-Rick Francis

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/12/02/a-review-of-john-bogles-common-sense-on-mutual-funds-chapter-1/comment-page-1/#comment-440924 JLP Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:13:33 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4269#comment-440924 Joe, That's a good comment. Joe,

That’s a good comment.

]]> By: Sam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/12/02/a-review-of-john-bogles-common-sense-on-mutual-funds-chapter-1/comment-page-1/#comment-440907 Sam Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:08:06 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4269#comment-440907 Thanks for the review. Thanks for the review.

]]> By: Joe http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/12/02/a-review-of-john-bogles-common-sense-on-mutual-funds-chapter-1/comment-page-1/#comment-440893 Joe Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:59:22 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=4269#comment-440893 In general, those principles apply to so many things in life: simple is always better, don't spend too much money, and good things come to those who wait. In general, those principles apply to so many things in life: simple is always better, don’t spend too much money, and good things come to those who wait.

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