John C. Bogle: Don't Count on It!: Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, "Mutual" Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes

In December of 2010, Seeking Alpha, a premium financial newsletter, wrote this about the book and author: Don't Count on It!: Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, "Mutual" Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes (Wiley, 2011) is an anthology of recent writings and speeches by John C. Bogle, the venerable founder of Vanguard. It is a substantial book, over 600 pages long, and, as its subtitle indicates, covers a range of topics. Here I'm going to confine myself to two. I'll begin by exploring three principles that underlie Bogle's well-known case for low-cost passive index funds. Then I'll jump to the lecture he gave to the Risk Management Association in October 2007: "Black Monday and Black Swans." Read the full review and article here. The WNYC Radio program, The Brian Lehrer Show, recently aired a show, "Vanguard of Finance," in which the author was a guest. See also: Common Sense on Mutual Funds: Fully Updated 10th Anniversary Edition, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (Little Books. Big Profits), Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life.

Charlie Rose's Friday, October 22, 2010 Conversation with Steven Rattner

CHARLIE ROSE: Steve Rattner is here. He was the leader of President
Obama’s taskforce on restructuring the automobile industry in the wake of
the financial crisis. That effort became the largest government
intervention in industrial America since World War II. Steve writes about
this experience and more in "Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama
Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry." I am pleased to
have him back on this program. He used to be the chairman of the board of
Channel 13, our sponsoring station here. He’s a long time friend of mine
and supporter of this program. And I should say that to you in full
disclosure and I’m deeply appreciative of the support of Channel 13 and
Steve for this program. Having said that, let’s talk about you.

Check out the full and entire interview here, at CharlieRose.com

Robert Reich: Equality, Democracy, and "Aftershock" from On Point with Tom Ashbrook Podcast

Robert Reich talks about the economy and the perfect storm - he says - that threatens American democracy. His new book is "Aftershock."

Check the podcast out here. Also, you should check him out on Colbert.

The Colbert Report - September 29, 2010 - Steven Rattner

September 29, 2010 - Steven Rattner Views: 135,162 Aired: 09/29/10 Episode 06124 The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.

See: http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/wed-september-29-2010-steven-rattner. See also: All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis, Promoting Sustainable Economies in the Balkans: Independent Task Force Report, Charlie Rose with William Owens; Steven Rattner; Hannah Pakula (December 21, 1995)