Bogle

The fund, now called the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, was referred to as "Bogle's Folly."

How the Index Fund Was Born

Well, first I think it's worth knowing what Bogle is suggesting before criticizing it.

Regulate Mutual Funds?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Basiscally Bogle is open to getting hit by speculation since his "managers" cannot manage the funds under their care (which you could see as a violation of the prudent man rule) and wants as even and predictable market as possible, which means a market driven by decisions at S&P, where Bogle can see and anticipate change.

Regulate Mutual Funds?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

While his observations on Bengali life are heavily influenced by contemporary notions of Indian culture and character, Bogle is a much more sympathetic observer of the Bhutanese and Tibetans.

Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81

Bogle is at his most Sterne-like in a letter written to Anne in October 1771 which spirals into an orientalist parody.

Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81

We may detect something of this unsettling displacement in Bogle's account, light-hearted though it is.

Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81

Um, John C. Bogle is the creator of the successful Vanguard Investment Group.

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Um, John C. Bogle is the creator of the successful Vanguard Investment Group.

I Dare You! (copy)

Your choices so far are excellent because the Hogue is tasty and it's from Washington, while the Bogle is a pretty bold, fairly unusual varietal from California.

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Nor has that strange beacon ever been accounted for; it is still believed to have been lit by no mortal hand, and the spot where it shone forth is called the Bogle's Brae.

Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II