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01-16-2019, 10:16 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Spending the Kids Inheritance and living in Chicago
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Originally Posted by audreyh1
89 is pretty good! Dad is 88 and I think he’s fed up with being old.
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Cr*p, I'm decades younger and I'm unhappy about being sooo old... it's just not like being 30 anymore... 
But it's still better than the alternative, so I hope to get to 88++ 
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01-16-2019, 11:25 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Just logged on after a busy day and saw the headline, then came to the forum
RIP John, a long life of accomplishment and good works, having helped many
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01-16-2019, 11:54 PM
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#43
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 81
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We enjoy the golden age of investing because Jack Bogle changed the world.
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01-17-2019, 12:02 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 4,663
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Amazing what he accomplished and contributed to the world. Not many have had his positive impact on so many. RIP
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01-17-2019, 03:09 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Posts: 38,145
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Older is one thing. But when it gets to where you can’t really take care of yourself anymore or go anywhere.....
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01-17-2019, 05:08 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Minneapolis 'burbs
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Thank you, Jack.
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01-17-2019, 07:47 AM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Dec 2018
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Same from me RIP Jack. I am a Vanguard index mutual fund investor since the early 1990's. Recently retired at age 51. I never bought into those managed funds that try to time and or predict the market. I hope to live a long time but only time will tell. Hope all of you have a happy and healthy 2019!
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01-17-2019, 07:54 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2016
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RIP John, thanks to you millions will be able to retire early.
100's of billions on dollars in commissions and fees saved that did not go to the broker's yachts and gulfstreams and allowed the middle class to be able to save and have a better future.
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01-17-2019, 08:12 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Champaign
Posts: 4,726
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Not sure we'd be FIRE today without Jack Bogle. RIP and thank you!
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01-17-2019, 09:19 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 7,968
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Newventurer
...has died. RIP
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Ditto. Bogle's Folly remains the reason I am entering year 26 of ER.
Heh heh heh - and Jack's books and articles (pep talks) helped 'stay the course' over the years. Male hormones being what they is - grin, tried a lot of side stuff over the years including 'a few good stocks'. Big dog (since 1977) on the porch is still index funds. Thank you Jack. 
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01-17-2019, 09:54 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DFW
Posts: 2,016
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RIP Jack. You were a class act. Your index funds have enabled me and my family to retire with confidence.
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01-17-2019, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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I just read about his death in the WSJ - the comments there are amazing and it looks like WSJ will be doing a retrospective article on him.
Not only were his ideas regarding investing so beneficial to the common man, he seems to have been a person of great integrity and dignity in general throughout his life. One thinks of a life well-lived in many different arenas. It seems as though Mr Bogle scored aces across the board.
I am an enthusiastic VG customer of many years.
Thank goodness he was able to share his immense talents with the world. RIP.
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01-17-2019, 11:48 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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I was quite sick yesterday and did not do any computer or even much TV. Just saw this thread and was caught by surprise. He lived a long time in spite of his medical issues.
As much as society tends to overuse the term hero for what seems like almost everything nowdays, I sincerely feel this is a good example of a person that was a hero and deserving of the term. Bogle was a hero for the little guy and for changing the investment philosophy of many people.
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Retired Aug 2, 2017; age 53
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01-17-2019, 03:22 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2017
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Such a loss. What a great man. We all owe him so much...
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01-17-2019, 04:01 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I’m sure our nest egg would be much smaller and sitting in a bunch of CDs had Mr Bogle not changed the investment world and also given us all confidence that we could do it without several layers of middlemen taking a cut. Truly an accomplishment with results that will survive countless generations. RIP.
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01-17-2019, 04:16 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Pinetops
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A national “retirement day” is in order to honor the life of Jacks wisdom. RIP
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01-17-2019, 04:31 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Hog Mountian
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Sad for us, but not Mr. Bogle.
Mr. Bogle is being fitted with Angel Wings. His family, friends, and fans know this.
I like to think of him as the man that saved the middle class. As the world shifted from defined pensions to defined contributions, Jack steered millions of working folks away from the WS mud sharks. Mother Theresa would applaud Mr. Bogle's work and life.
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01-17-2019, 05:18 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Tellico Village
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I was lucky enough to meet Jack at the 2017 Bogleheads. He was always a hero to me and reminded me of my father in many ways. He was so intelligent, but also very common in a good way. Grace and dignity oozed out of him during any of his actions or speeches. He will never be replaced and is already sorely missed by many. I have his 2017 book autographed and it will be a great keepsake.
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