An Evening With John Bogle: From Wall Street to Your Street 2009
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Produced by NETworth
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DVD , color, 55 min.
Sr. High - General Adult
Economics, Investing, Financial Crisis, Financial System
Date Entered: 01/22/2013
Reviewed by Susan Awe, Parish Memorial Library for Business & Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMIn this documentary from 2009, Pam Krueger, co-host of the PBS series MoneyTrack, interviews legendary investor John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group, about what happened on Wall Street and Americans’ trust in the financial system. Jack (John Bogle) imparts his wisdom on topics covering accumulating money, including speculation and complexity versus simplicity in investing. He advises that each investor determine what amount of savings or financial security is enough for you and your family. He discusses the root of the financial crisis, mortgages, and the greed of people and the banks. He describes the difference between a speculator and an investor. “Investing is a lifetime affair.” Most of Bogle’s wisdom is timeless but some of it has become a bit dated.
The second half of the one-hour special consists of a town-hall meeting, where Bogle answers questions from the studio audience and Jack Gallagher, co-host of MoneyTrack, goes out into the field to find questions from investors of all ages and incomes. The special ends by summarizing “What We’ve Learned” and shows where viewers can find the resources to learn the basics of investor education and protection.
The interview and video techniques and effects are very well planned and executed. Editing of the scenes is effective. This DVD is suitable for high school and college students as well as adults, and libraries will want to provide for investors of all ages as well as students and researchers.