Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning
Taylor Larimore · 2009
88/100
👍 Worth It
This one's the real deal — built by the Bogleheads community around John Bogle's low-cost, buy-and-hold philosophy, with 15-plus years in print and a reputation that still holds up. Some dollar figures from 2009 need a gut-check against today's rules, but the core investing and retirement wisdom is as sound as it gets.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing80
Originality65
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit80
Human-eye read78
Penny’s verdict88
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