• The Bogleheads' Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio

  • How a Simple Portfolio of Three Total Market Index Funds Outperforms Most Investors with Less Risk
  • By: Taylor Larimore
  • Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
  • Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (403 ratings)

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The Bogleheads' Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio

By: Taylor Larimore
Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
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Publisher's summary

Twenty benefits from the three-fund total market index portfolio.

The Bogleheads’ Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio describes the most popular portfolio on the Bogleheads forum. This all-indexed portfolio contains more than 15,000 worldwide securities, in just three easily-managed funds, and has outperformed the vast majority of both professional and amateur investors.

If you are a new investor or an experienced investor who wants to simplify and improve your portfolio, The Bogleheads’ Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio is a short, easy-to-listen-to guide to show you how.

©2018 Taylor Larimore (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

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A glorified blog post

Buy 3 index funds.
20% Bond Market, 30% International Market, 50% Total US Stock Market
Vanguard is the greatest stock brokerage that has ever existed.
People who post on bogleheads.org liked this advice.

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Content is fine, adaption to audio is terrible

The content is like a long form blog post series. The narration is clear, but the adaption from print to audiobook format is the worst I've ever heard. Prepare to listen to a lot of web addresses spelled out letter by letter and citations detailed to the page number.

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great info but would rather have read it

Great information that I'm excited to implement in my accounts, I definitely recommend this book but in paperback or ebook, I think it would be better read than listened to. There are a lot of data tables and websites that would be more helpful if viewed. Also the "bogleheads speak out" reviews scattered throughout the book got annoying to listen to after a while.

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A good summary of everything on the forums

Requires a PDF supplemental for all the date and tables referenced. Overall, solid quick read, but nothing very compelling or special.

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go for it

getting killed by financial planner. would have been si much further ahead. the future is the 3 or 4 fund portfolio!

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Reasoning behind choices of investing.

Liked the supporting data behind the suggested investment theories. The historical information helped me understand the concepts.

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Short and Practical

Content-wise it’s simple and straightforward advice, backed with sufficient data. There’s many useful tips scattered throughout the book too. I recommend for a no-no sense take on investing.

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Good content

Good if you’re interested in learning about the the fund portfolio approach but don’t expect anything overwhelmingly eye opening

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Great book

Thanks bogleheads for the great recommendation and tips! Can’t wait to get started on my 3 find portfolio.

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Repeats himself over and over

Repeats himself over and over.. could have written in 50 page book. Don’t waste your time.

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