Inside Vanguard: Leadership Secrets From the Company That Continues to Rewrite the Rules of the Investing Business

this rare intimate look at jack bogle and his world-changing investment organization provides invaluable lessons for investors, for business leaders, and for historians of finance 

One of the worlds largest, fastest-growing, and most trusted investing institutions, Vanguard serves over 30 million clients, manages more than eight trillion dollars, and is an influential industry disruptor. 

Now, Charles D. Ellisreferred to by money magazine as the wisest man on Wall Streetreveals the story behind Vanguards rise to the top of the investing world. Provided unprecedented access to Vanguards leaders, including Bogle himself, Ellis explains why Bogle started Vanguard and how he developed it into an investment industry disrupter and, eventually, an industry leader. Along the way, youll learn practical lessons about: 

  Active investing
  Index investing
  ETFs
 Mergers
 Building and running a business

Ellis includes in-depth interviews with the executives and key leaders of Vanguard, clear takeaways and lessons from their experiences, a primer on ETFs, and Jack Brennans Leadership Principles. From the emergence of index funds to the success of exchange-traded funds, inside vanguard is a near-Shakespearian drama of individual human struggle and triumph