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Know Bogle Trivia, Win Prizes Well, my friends, this is exciting: JoI has pulled together twenty tough questions about the founder of the index fund industry, John Bogle. The lucky reader who answers the most questions correctly will be crowned our Chief Boglehead, and will be awarded the ultimate John Bogle prize package: a complete set of Mr. Bogle's books, every one of them signed by the author himself along with a much-coveted Boglehead Bobblehead doll. You'll be the coolest indexer on the block. We have prizes for the runners-up, too. Second prize is a signed copy of Mr. Bogle's latest book, The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism, along with a copy of his classic Common Sense on Mutual Funds. Five third prize winners will receive signed copies of Mr. Bogle's most recent book. In the event of a tie for any of the prizes, there will be a drawing to determine a winner. Entries are due to us at editor@journalofindexes.com by April 15, 2006. Twenty Questions About John Bogle 1-3. Where did John Bogle graduate from college? In what year? What was his major? 4. What was the title of his senior thesis? 5. What was the name of the first index fund? 6. In what year was the first index fund launched? 7. When did Mr. Bogle step down as Chairman of the Vanguard Group? 8. Where did Mr. Bogle graduate from high school? 9. After college, who hired him to work at Wellington Management Company? 10. Who was president when he attended a White House dinner? 11. Who wrote the foreword to his first book? 12-13. What were the Vanguard Group's assets as of 12/31/2005? How many funds? 14. Which magazine named Mr. Bogle one of the investment industry's four "Giants of the 20th Century"? 15. On which civic organization does Mr. Bogle currently serve as Chairman of the Board? 16. How many copies have Mr. Bogle's books sold in total (within 50,000)? 17. What is his birthday (date and year)? 18. How many children does he have? 19. In which town was Mr. Bogle born? 20. Tiebreaker: What will be the exact total return of the Vanguard Total Market fund for the month of April, 2006?
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