SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Any history depends on the teller, as we learned with Roshomon, and every storyteller has his or her own perspective. Determined to tell the story of Vanguard accurately, I’ve been blessed with many perspectives: nearly 60 years of deep engagement in the profession and the business of investment management as a practitioner, as a consultant to many of the world’s major players, as a writer and teacher, and as a friend of many of the best thinkers and leaders of the best firms.

This fortunate range and depth of sources to understand the wonderful world of investing has been replicated by my good fortune to have known and worked closely with many of the important participants in this remarkable story. At least as important, ...

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