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Twelve lessons from years of reading, arguing, and occasionally being corrected on Bogleheads.org, with the numbers that convinced me each one was right.
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I Am a Boglehead. Here Are the 12 Rules I Run My Money By
Twelve lessons from years of reading, arguing, and occasionally being corrected on Bogleheads.org, with the numbers that convinced me each one was right.
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