Praise for The Bogleheads’ Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio

“Forget picking individual stocks. Stop hunting for star money managers. Don’t bother guessing the market’s direction. All this is nonsense that’ll enrich Wall Street at your expense. Instead, listen to Taylor Larimore, buy three total market index funds—and put yourself on the far surer road to financial success.”

—Jonathan Clements, founder of HumbleDollar.com and author of From Here to Financial Happiness

“The vast majority of investment products and services are overwrought and cost too much, but the Bogleheads are here to say that it doesn’t have to be that way. In this single, easy-to-digest volume, lead Boglehead Taylor Larimore shares how three low-cost mutual funds are all you really need for a successful investing life, whether you’re just starting out or have been a serious investor for years. ‘The majesty of simplicity’ have long been Taylor’s watchwords; this book is the embodiment of those virtues.”

—Christine Benz, senior columnist, Morningstar, Inc., and author of 30-Minute Money Solutions: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Your Finances

“Usually if it’s too good to be true, it is. Taylor’s investment strategy is an exception to the rule. Most investors will be far better off if they follow Taylor’s simple, yet sophisticated strategy. It will have a profound impact on their lives.”

—George U. “Gus” Sauter, Chief Investment Officer, Vanguard (retired)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Larimore, Taylor, 1924– author.
Title: 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.

Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio

How a Simple Portfolio of Three Total Market Index Funds Outperforms Most Investors with Less Risk