The Man in the Arena

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By John Bogle ’51

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) In 1974, John Bogle turned his dismissal from the chairmanship of Wellington Management Company into a new beginning: He founded the Vanguard Group, now one of the largest investment management companies in the United States. The Man in the Arena gathers in one volume some of Bogle’s most influential writing on his company, indexing, mutual funds, corporate governance, and the fiduciary ideal. Bogle is the founder and retired CEO of Vanguard.

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