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Quote by John C. Bogle

“Without getting into brothels, there are ethical capitalists the problem is that there aren't enough of them. It is not "just a few bad apples" that have been evident in our corporations, our investment bankers and our mutual funds, but so many that one has to concede that the barrel itself needs some work.”

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John C. Bogle

John C. Bogle, born on May 8, 1929, is a distinguished investor. He is known as a pioneer in index investing and founded Vanguard Group, which has been instrumental in the development of low-cost index mutual funds. more

“I believe that the behavior of too many of our corporations investment bankers and fund managers has jeopardized some of the trust that investors have had. It's not the economic engine that we need to focus on, but the need to make sure that our investors receive their fair share of the returns that that great economic system produces.”

Believe I Believe Focus Share Economic Behavior Investment Fund Investors

Author:John C. Bogle

“I was born in an earlier generation and, as a group, my classmates at Blair Academy and Princeton University were as ethical, straightforward, and integrity laden as you could possibly imagine - perhaps not a 100% - but the overwhelming majority. I've been in business a long, long time and I simply cannot imagine seeking out cheating, greedy people.”

People Long Imagine Integrity Cheating Ethical Overwhelming Greedy Straightforward Classmates

Author:John C. Bogle

“The people who I thought would be the hardest to work with were the easiest, and the people I thought would be the easiest were actually the hardest.”

People

Author:Leo Fitzpatrick

“I'm interested in the way each piece comes together to work as one bigger thing. But The whole point was for people to have fun with it and not be taking it too seriously. I think a lot of people succeeded in that.”

People Thinking Together Fun Having Fun

Author:Leo Fitzpatrick