In this episode of Summed, we deliver a complete The Four Pillars of Investing summary—Bernstein’s updated roadmap to building a winning, low-cost portfolio and avoiding the most common investor pitfalls. We break down the four pillars—theory, history, psychology, and the business of investing, and show how to use simple asset allocation, broad diversification, and brutally low fees/taxes to capture market returns over time. Based on the Second Edition (2023), this summary gives you the foundational knowledge to invest with discipline and design a portfolio you can actually stick with.

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In this episode of Summed, we deliver a complete Your Money or Your Life summary—a nine-step, values-driven system to transform your relationship with money and pursue financial independence. We cover the core ideas popularized by Vicki Robin and the late Joe Dominguez: treating money as life energy, tracking every dollar, redefining “enough,” and using simple habits to get out of debt, grow savings, and invest intentionally. It’s a plain-English roadmap for spending less, living more, and aligning money with what matters—based on the fully revised edition that has sold over a million copies.

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In this episode of Summed, we deliver a complete The Little Book of Common Sense Investing summary by John C. Bogle—the Vanguard founder’s plain-English playbook for capturing your fair share of stock market returns by owning low-cost index funds and holding for the long run. You’ll learn why fees, taxes, and churn are the real enemies of performance; why buying the entire market (via a total-market or S&P 500 index fund) tends to beat most investors after costs; and how to automate contributions, reinvest dividends, and rebalance simply to let compounding work. Perfect for beginners and busy listeners who want a set-and-forget path to wealth.

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