
The Investors Manifesto
Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between
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As recently as a generation or two ago, the lack of financial ability wasn't a handicap for the average person. But in today's world - where most of us have been forced to manage our own investment and retirement portfolios - it has become essential to understand the finer points of our financial life.
While the meltdown of 2008 - 2009 has compounded the complexity of the investment landscape, timeless investment principles can help you navigate even the toughest investment terrain.
That's why best-selling author William Bernstein - a grassroots hero to independent investors - has written The Investor's Manifesto. Approaching the problems of investing and saving from the perspective of someone who has had to figure it out for himself, Bernstein knows firsthand how difficult these endeavors can be - especially for those with little professional experience in this arena. Now, with the current market maelstrom as a backdrop, he skillfully describes what it takes to plan for a lifetime of investing, discussing stocks and bonds as well as the relationship between risk and return.
Potentially generous returns are available to the brave, the disciplined, and the liquid. If you follow the advice found here and keep your head while others lose theirs, then you will have a fighting chance of avoiding the financial pitfalls in front of you and profiting over the long-term.
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- By: Peter L. Bernstein
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today.
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Glad it finally got here
- By bda31175 on 10-16-21
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning
- By: Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Richard A. Ferri, and others
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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The Bogleheads are back - with retirement planning advice for those who need it! Whatever your current financial situation, you must continue to strive for a viable retirement plan by finding the most effective ways to save, the best accounts to save in, and the right amount to save, as well as understanding how to insure against setbacks and handle the uncertainties of a shaky economy. Fortunately, the Bogleheads, a group of like-minded individual investors who follow the general investment and business beliefs of John C. Bogle, are here to help.
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Good retirement guide planning
- By Arjun J. Dhir on 12-02-24
By: Taylor Larimore, and others
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Your Money and Your Brain
- How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich
- By: Jason Zweig
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Zweig, a veteran financial journalist, draws on the latest research in neuroeconomics, a fascinating new discipline that combines psychology, neuroscience, and economics to better understand financial decision making. He shows why we often misunderstand risk and why we tend to be overconfident about our investment decisions. Your Money and Your Brain offers some radical new insights into investing and shows investors how to take control of the battlefield between reason and emotion. Your Money and Your Brain is as entertaining as it is enlightening.
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Must read for someone who has lost money in stocks
- By Tanmay on 03-09-20
By: Jason Zweig
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The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need: Revised Edition
- By: Andrew Tobias
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need has been a favorite finance guide, earning the allegiance of more than a million fans across America. Using concise, witty, and truly understandable tips and explanations, Andrew Tobias delivers sensible advice and useful information on savings, investments, preparing for retirement, and much more. This completely updated edition will show you the best way to manage your money, no matter what your means.
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Financial wisdom from the best!
- By A on 10-19-24
By: Andrew Tobias
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Tao of Charlie Munger
- A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth with Commentary by David Clark
- By: David Clark
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1924 Charlie Munger studied mathematics at the University of Michigan, trained as a meteorologist at Cal Tech Pasadena while in the Army, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School without ever earning an undergraduate degree. Today, Munger is one of America's most successful investors, the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and Warren Buffett's business partner for almost 40 years.
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it's okay
- By E. RICHARDS on 02-25-19
By: David Clark
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Common Sense on Mutual Funds
- Fully Updated 10th Anniversary Edition
- By: John C Bogle
- Narrated by: Scott Peterson
- Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
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John Bogle - founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund - is an industry pioneer. Over the years, he has single-handedly transformed the mutual fund business, and today, his vision continues to inspire investors .It has been over a decade since the original edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds was first published. While much has changed during this time, the importance of investing and the issues addressed in the original edition of this book have not.
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Way long to make the point
- By BW on 02-21-16
By: John C Bogle
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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, John C. Bogle - foreword by
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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The Bogleheads' Guide to The Three-Fund Portfolio describes the most popular portfolio on the Bogleheads forum. This all-indexed portfolio contains over 15,000 worldwide securities, in just three easily-managed funds, that has outperformed the vast majority of both professional and amateur investors.
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Fantastic book on investing!
- By JSwan on 03-13-25
By: Taylor Larimore, and others
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The Coffeehouse Investor's Ground Rules
- Save, Invest, and Plan for a Life of Wealth and Happiness
- By: Bill Schultheis
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
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Building off the framework of Schultheis' The Coffeehouse Investor philosophy, this book will instill the common man and woman with the confidence to take control over their long-term financial goals and journey toward financial freedom in retirement. The Coffeehouse Investor's Ground Rules encourages listeners to ignore stock market "rules" and "perfect portfolio" pursuits to focus on the only three essential components to long-term financial security: saving, investing, and planning.
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Good Except For…
- By JLP on 05-21-24
By: Bill Schultheis
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The Power of Passive Investing
- More Wealth with Less Work
- By: RIchard A. Ferri
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Time and again, individual investors discover, all too late, that actively picking stocks is a loser's game. The alternative lies with index funds. This passive form of investing allows you to participate in the markets relatively cheaply while prospering all the more because the money saved on investment expenses stays in your pocket. In his latest book, investment expert Richard Ferri shows you how easy and accessible index investing is.
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could be much shorter and less repetitive
- By Pathguy on 01-26-25
By: RIchard A. Ferri
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Enough
- True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
- By: John C. Bogle
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Throughout his legendary career, John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard mutual fund group and creator of the first index mutual fund, has helped investors build wealth the right way and led a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world. Along the way, he's seen how destructive an obsession with financial success can be. Now, with Enough, he puts this dilemma in perspective.
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Repetitious
- By KansaKilla on 07-22-15
By: John C. Bogle
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- Eitan
- 12-24-18
A very good book
There's a lot to learn from this book, and it is well served.
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- Jenna
- 07-24-22
Step up from basic education
Might be too heavy for anyone brand new to exploring personal finance, but for someone who has a book or two under their belt this is a great next step into the theory behind investing. Complementary to more foundational books like his ‘If you can’ which is a short intro to wet your palate for caring as much about your financial future as you need to in order to succeed
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- Shay Casey
- 06-03-20
Good Book for Investing Amateurs
This is the most in depth investment education book I have read so far. I enjoyed it but if you are a market newbie you may lose your retention within the book due to more complicated concepts.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-08-17
What the ?????
Should I get an adviser or not?????
Starts out we're all incapable, finishes with don't trust anyone. Great instructions but Bill makes it sound like we can't pull it off. he may be right.
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- Thomas
- 11-28-19
Excellent book with annoying audio translation
Highly recommend this book for beginning investors, however would not recommend audio version as there were multiple instances of the narrator reading lists of EVERY individual stock/bond etc. which are meant to be glossed over as a reference. Would give 5 stars if included PDFs of charts which narrator can then reference.
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- John Doe
- 12-29-14
Great book, needs pdf files for some stuff.
What made the experience of listening to The Investors Manifesto the most enjoyable?
I reviewed his other book, the Four Pillars of Investing, so I will be brief here. Covers a lot of material that will help most, if not all, investors. Gets specific about portfolio design and asset allocation for different type of investors which is critical and very helpful. Although I still don't understand his short term bond allocation investments for long term investors, even after listening to this book twice. Jack Bogle and others often recommend intermediate bond allocation but there is no absolute strategy that we know for sure will work for future markets.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Dr. Bernstein of course, great sense of humor and smart.
What does Scott Peterson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He fulfilled his role, didn't distract me from concentrating on the dense material. Many times find his voice very soothing.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
No really, great book overall.
Any additional comments?
There are countless indexes, bonds, REIT's etc listed in this audiobook as well as charts, graphs, and portfolio allocations. I knocked a half a star off this audiobook for not supplying some supplemental pdf files with this info. For example, Tony Robbins MONEY Master the Game audiobook provides, for no extra cost, 40 pdf files of charts and the alike to compliment his audio book. I would pay extra for these type of files if offered. So listen up future audiobook writers and producers. hope this helped.
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- Troy Cook
- 03-12-13
Concentrated financial brilliance
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely! Every investor should understand the objective science and history of the market to better prevent getting fleeced by poor performance, unnecessary risk, or commission obsessed agents. Bernstein condenses 3rd party academic research of the market's history into one book. No fantasy get rich quick gimmicks or cheer leading to encourage the reader to find the motivation to actualize their potential. This book is somber by comparison, dousing the dreamer with cold buckets of reality. But to the pragmatic investor, this book empowers one to remove unnecessary taxes, commissions, and risks from their finances and offers the best guidance toward the real goal of not outliving one's money.
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- E. F. Paredes
- 06-08-23
Very helpful lessons
Overall a very helpful audiobook but I feel that supplementing it with a print copy to better understand the graphics would help.
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- Aurelio Rivera
- 05-03-20
Best investing book ever.
Focused, insightful, and incredibly helpful book filled with strategy, perspective, and helpful tactical ideas you can deploy.
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- Steve Behringer
- 08-01-21
Great, Insightful and yet Easy to Understand
The author did a fantastic job of getting in to as much detail as anyone could want while at the same time putting extreme detail into indexes and explaining finance and investing in a way that anyone could understand
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