We live during a time where there seems to be no limit to what "enough" entails. CEOs—even those of failing corporations—pull down huge paychecks and hedge fund managers can enjoy billion-dollar paydays. These excesses are only the most obvious examples of the gross excesses that have overwhelmed our financial system, precipitating the crisis we now face.

These excesses extend far beyond the financial markets. Not knowing what is "enough" also undermines our business and professional values, and often leads us astray when attempting to make important personal decisions about our investments and indeed about our own lives.

Throughout his legendary career, John C. Bogle—founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund—has helped investors build wealth the right way and led a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world. Along the way, he's seen how destructive an obsession with financial success can be. Now, with Enough., he puts this dilemma in perspective.

Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle has delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, Enough. seeks, paraphrasing Kurt Vonnegut, "to poison our minds with a little humanity." Bogle considers what "enough" actually means as it relates to money, business, and life. The world of finance, he argues, is marked by too much cost, and not enough value; too much speculation, and not enough investment; too much complexity, and not enough simplicity. Similarly, our business world is focused too much on counting and salesmanship, and not enough on trust and stewardship; and our society at large is too obsessed with charisma and wealth, and not enough with character and wisdom.

Bogle also considers what "enough" means for him personally, and offers his thoughts on how—in a world increasingly focused on status and score-keeping—you can find your way and take comfort in the knowledge that you can indeed have "enough."

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Enough. inspires and enlightens in equal measure. Bogle offers his unparalleled insights on money, on the values we should emulate in our business and professional callings, and on what we should consider as the true treasures in our lives. Discover what it really means to have "enough" and you'll quickly realize how close you are to having it.

Bogle founded Vanguard Mutual Fund Group in 1974 and is considered one of the countries financial legends by magazines such as Fortune and Time. In this text, he argues that the ongoing greed infecting America's financial system and corporate world is about more than just money--not knowing what enough is has also corrupted professional values. Inspired by hundreds of lectures he has delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, Bogle presents a collection of essays examining what constitutes "enough" in the world of money, business, and life, and calls for a return to core values. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"Bogle is a rarity - a true captain of industry who speaks about complex economic issues in a language comprehensible to the layperson." (Michael Smerconish, The Philadelphia Enquirer)

"Enoughshines a light on Bogle's sense of despair over the state of the financial industry, and perhaps industry in general. … From CEOs who implode their companies and float away on golden parachutes, to financial companies who create instruments so complex they themselves have trouble understanding them, to mutual fund companies that market rosy returns while sugarcoating their fees, Bogle sees a lack of integrity and a willingness to play fast and loose with ethical rules in order to make a buck. (Or, maybe more accurate, 150 billion bucks.)" (Justin McHenry, BlogCritics Magazine)

"It's hard to imagine a better time to publish a book that advocates moderation, balance and integrity in the business world. In this wise meditation, Bogle, the folk-hero creator of the first index mutual fund and founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group, deplores ‘our worship of wealth and the growing corruption of our professional ethics but ultimately the subversion of our character and values.’ Directly in his sights: CEOs and hedge-fund managers who draw ‘obscene’ compensation. At this time of plunging portfolios, it is a relief to be told that ‘enough’ is within reach." (TIMEMagazine)

"I will simply say that it is one of the best business books ('life' books?) I have ever read, an easy All-time Top 10. And its timing is, well, read it yourself ..."

—Tom Peters

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, "Enough" inspires and enlightens in equal measure. Bogle offers his unparalleled insights on money, values, and what the true treasures are in life.

Enough!is a piece of work that simply has not been seen by the likes of Jack Bogle before. Sure, the world knows of his legendary financial mind. He is the Father of Index Investing. He is the founder of Vanguard. He is St. Jack. And now he wants to share his own journey, filled with famous characters and telling anecdotes, that aims to teach investors the importance of doing the right thing, how to be a strong leader in today's world, and what it means to have "enough."

Written by John C. Bogle–the legendary founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund–Enough. offers his unparalleled insights on money, the values we should emulate in our business and professional callings, and what we should consider as the true treasures in our lives. Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle has delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, this book will help you discover what it really means to have "enough" and how close you are to really having it.

John C. Bogleis founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and President of its Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. He created Vanguard in 1974 and served as chairman and chief executive officer until 1996 and senior chairman until 2000. In 1999, Fortune magazine named Mr. Bogle as one of the four "Investment Giants" of the twentieth century; in 2004, Time named him one of the world's 100 most powerful and influential people; and Institutional Investor presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Enough., Bogle's seventh book, follows his 2007 bestseller The Little Book of Common Sense Investing(Wiley).

Introduction.

MONEY.

Chapter 1: Too Much Cost, Not Enough Value.

Chapter 2: Too Much Speculation, Not Enough Investment.

Chapter 3: Too Much Complexity, Not Enough Simplicity.

BUSINESS.

Chapter 4: Too Much Counting, Not Enough Trust.

Chapter 5: Too Much Business Conduct, Not Enough Professional Conduct.

Chapter 6: Too Much Salesmanship, Not Enough Stewardship.

Chapter 7: Too Much Management, Not Enough Leadership.

LIFE.

Chapter 8: Too Much Focus on Things, Not Enough Focus on Commitment.

Chapter 9: Too Many Twenty-First-Century Values, Not Enough Eighteenth-Century Values.

Chapter 10: Too Much “Success,” Not Enough Character.

WRAPPING UP: WHAT'S ENOUGH?

What's Enough for Me? For You? For America?

Afterword: A Personal Note About My Career.

Acknowledgments.

Notes.

Index.