The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, 2nd Edition

Acknowledgments

Anyone who writes a book knows that many more people than the authors are responsible for turning an idea into the finished product. In bringing this particular book to fruition, we wish to acknowledge and give special thanks to the following people:

1. Bill Falloon, our editor at John Wiley & Sons, who proposed the idea of a Bogleheads’ book to Taylor and wouldn’t take no for an answer.
2. Alexis Hurley, for being an excellent and supportive agent.
3. Rick Ferri, for the countless hours and invaluable assistance he provided critiquing the chapters and checking figures to make this a better, more accurate book. He is a quality person and a true friend.
4. Boglehead Bob Beeman, for his original work on the after-tax, real returns of I Bonds.
5. Excel wizard Alec Stanley, for his work in expanding on Bob Beeman’s original work and for providing other valuable spreadsheet assistance to us whenever we asked for it (and that was often).
6. Morningstar for creating the Vanguard Diehards Forum, and Alex Frakt and Larry Auton for creating the bogleheads.org website. Also, special thanks to Ralph Arveson for our Bogleheads contest and Bogleheads Local Chapter websites.
7. All those who showed so much enthusiasm for the book and offered encouragement, which made all of our hard work seem worthwhile. (You know who you are.)
8. Last, and certainly not least, we want to thank our wives, Pat Larimore (deceased), Marlene Lindauer, and Elke LeBoeuf for their patience and understanding during the long ...