Investing doesn't need to be complicated. In fact, there's a lot of data and analysis showing the most profitable portfolios are the simplest. Taylor Larimore is recognized as a bona fide expert on Jack Bogle's low-cost, buy-and-hold investment strategy. He's substantially grown his own portfolio and shown many others how to do the same based on Bogle's philosophy, and in The Bogleheads' Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio, he shares the blueprint to his personal approach to index investing approved by Jack himself. This groundbreaking guide in the Boglehead series offers the most straightforward system for developing an indexed portfolio that will outperform actively-managed ones over time. Through step-by-step explanations, it shows you how to ensure your financial security by investing in the three market index funds--U.S. stocks, non-U.

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