In The Elements of Investing (read my review here), authors Burton Malkiel and Charles Ellis boil down everything they’ve learnt about investing into a mere 176 pages. You can read the book in a couple of hours or so. If that’s a bit too much of a time commitment, you might want to check out this 21-minute interview conducted by Vanguard with the authors. Prof. Malkiel and Dr. Ellis talk about the same subjects covered in their book:

  1. Save early and often
  2. Get your asset allocation right
  3. Diversify across and within asset classes
  4. Keep your investing costs low
  5. Avoid financial blunders

You can also find a transcript of the interview at the bottom of the page.

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