Enough

John Bogle puts our obsession with financial success in perspective Throughout his legendary career, John C. 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. Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle has delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, Enough. seeks, paraphrasing Kurt Vonnegut, "e;to poison our minds with a little humanity."e; Page by page, Bogle thoughtfully considers what "e;enough"e; actually means as it relates to money, business, and life. Reveals Bogle's unparalleled insights on money and what we should consider as the true treasures in our lives Details the values we should emulate in our business and professional callings Contains thought-provoking life lessons regarding our individual roles in society Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this unique book examines what it truly means to have "e;enough"e; in world increasingly focused on status and score-keeping.

John Bogle puts our obsession with financial success inperspectiveThroughout his legendary career, John C. Bogle-founder of theVanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutualfund-has helped investors build wealth the right way and led atireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world.Along the way, he's seen how destructive an obsession withfinancial success can be. Now, with Enough., he puts thisdilemma in perspective.Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle hasdelivered to professional groups and college students in recentyears, Enough. seeks, paraphrasing Kurt Vonnegut, "to poisonour minds with a little humanity." Page by page, Bogle thoughtfullyconsiders what "enough" actually means as it relates to moneybusiness, and life.* Reveals Bogle's unparalleled insights on money and what weshould consider as the true treasures in our lives* Details the values we should emulate in our business andprofessional callings* Contains thought-provoking life lessons regarding ourindividual roles in societyWritten in a straightforward and accessible style, this uniquebook examines what it truly means to have "enough" in worldincreasingly focused on status and score-keeping.

Introduction.MONEY.Chapter 1: Too Much Cost, Not Enough Value.Chapter 2: Too Much Speculation, Not Enough Investment.Chapter 3: Too Much Complexity, Not Enough Simplicity.BUSINESS.Chapter 4: Too Much Counting, Not Enough Trust.Chapter 5: Too Much Business Conduct, Not Enough ProfessionalConduct.Chapter 6: Too Much Salesmanship, Not Enough Stewardship.Chapter 7: Too Much Management, Not Enough Leadership.LIFE.Chapter 8: Too Much Focus on Things, Not Enough Focus onCommitment.Chapter 9: Too Many Twenty-First-Century Values, Not EnoughEighteenth-Century Values.Chapter 10: Too Much "Success," Not EnoughCharacter.WRAPPING UP: WHAT'S ENOUGH?What's Enough for Me? For You? For America?Afterword: A Personal Note About My Career.Acknowledgments.Notes.Index.