{"id":856,"date":"2013-09-13T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T18:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncbogle.com\/wordpress\/?p=856"},"modified":"2013-09-13T14:08:12","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T19:08:12","slug":"a-memo-to-vanguard-veterans-and-principals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johncbogle.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/13\/a-memo-to-vanguard-veterans-and-principals\/","title":{"rendered":"A Memo to Vanguard Veterans and Principals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To Vanguard Veterans and Principals<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sending along some of the press clippings that you may have missed during the dog days of summer, now rapidly coming to a close:<\/p>\n<p>M\/1. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/discuss.morningstar.com\/NewSocialize\/blogs\/conference2013\/archive\/2013\/06\/13\/quotable-bogle.aspx\">Bogle Weighs In On Key Issues.<\/a><\/strong> Morningstar\u2019s summary of my extensive interview at the 25th Annual Morningstar Investment Conference. Responding to tough questions, I gave blunt\u2014but, I hope, tactful\u2014answers.<\/p>\n<p>F\/1. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/johnwasik\/2013\/08\/30\/enrich-your-401k-in-simple-move-using-the-bogle-gospel\/\">Enrich Your 401(k) In One Simple Move Using The Bogle Gospel<\/a>.<\/strong> A nice article from FORBES on August 30. Little you\u2019ll see there will surprise you, except that my correcting (sort of) the math of a Nobel Laureate may be a first.<\/p>\n<p>FT 1\/2\/3. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/df6ff27e-08c5-11e3-ad07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2enfakFL9\">Vanguard\u2019s Bogle Responds To \u2018Parasite\u2019 Tag.<\/a><\/strong> The first of five articles published by the Financial Times during the late summer, my somewhat sharp response to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/ab7e1c90-f879-11e2-92f0-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2enfakFL9\"><strong>London money manager\u2019s opinion piece<\/strong> <\/a>alleging that index funds are Passive Parasites . . . A commentary on this debate\u2014<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bogle-elegantly-simple-formula-for-passive-investing-2013-8\">An Elegantly Simple Formula Shows Why Passive Investing Will Earn Higher Returns Than Active Investing<\/a><\/strong>\u2014is attached as well.<\/p>\n<p>FT 4\/5. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/faf614da-170f-11e3-9ec2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2enfakFL9\">Hidden Fund Costs Are Hurting Investors.<\/a><\/strong> Separately, the Financial Times relied on research that I recently completed for the Financial Analysts Journal. Included is an interesting ETF story whose headline\u2014<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/cdc629e4-ff6a-11e2-b2fa-00144feab7de.html#axzz2enfakFL9\">Performance will Replace Price as Weapon of Choice<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014may well be correct.<\/p>\n<p>FA\/1. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundindustryintelligence.com\/Article\/3230746\/Regulatory-Watch\/Bogle-Pressures-SEC-On-Fund-Firm-Fiduciary-Rule.html\">Bogle Pressures SEC On Fund Firm Fiduciary Rule<\/a>.<\/strong> A rare story from Fund Action on the work that I\u2019ve been doing to persuade the SEC to deal with the (almost) industry-wide conflict between the interests of fund managers and the interests of fund shareowners.<\/p>\n<p>HK\/1. From Hong Kong, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johncbogle.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HK-1.pdf\">The Ten ___iest People On Wall Street.<\/a><\/strong> It may well be that Maria Bartiromo deserves to be ranked #1, but it\u2019s a tad idiotic for me to be #6, especially compared to Tim Geithner (#7) and Jamie Dimon (#8), both of whom are three decades younger than I. (To avoid the possibility of violating company policy, I will not provide translation.)<\/p>\n<p>These are interesting times. Be sure to enjoy them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jack<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Vanguard Veterans and Principals I\u2019m sending along some of the press clippings that you may have missed during the dog days of summer, now rapidly coming to a close: M\/1. Bogle Weighs In On Key Issues. Morningstar\u2019s summary of my extensive interview at the 25th Annual Morningstar Investment Conference. 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