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The South Bay Bogleheads are a chapter of the The John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy. Our investment philosophy is right here. Please check the Bogle Welcome Guide.

Mission:

To expand John C. Bogle’s legacy by promoting the principles of successful investing and financial well-being through education and community.

Vision:

A world of well-informed, capable, and empowered investors.

Values:

Commitment to and focus on the investment philosophy of John C. Bogle.
Community: The maintenance and expansion of the well-established Boglehead sense of community and belonging.
Fairness: That investment companies should treat investors equitably so
that investors receive their fair share of investment returns.
Simplicity: That investing can and should be simple.
Stewardship: Advocating for and supporting servant leadership dedicatedto the benefit of investors.
Focus: Highlighting quantitative evidence-based research.

Please see our disclaimer.

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Meetings

We are moving to an online meeting format. Our next meetings:

December Meeting:

Date: Dec 12, 2020. 10:30am – 12:30pm PST.

Topic: Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Assets by Alan Baker. Click Here for Presentation.

Meeting location: Virtual (on-line only)

Our meetings in 2020:

11/21/2020 at 10:30AM PST International Investing, why it matters. by Paul White.
11/1/2020 at 2 PM PST Tax and Tax Strategies. by Olga Mavrody.
9/12/2020 at 10:30 am PDT Do annuities make sense for your portfolio? by Mel Turner.
8/23/2020 at 2 pm Alternative Investments by Kevin Dillion (Sacramento Bogleheads
July 19th at 2:00 PM PST. Health Savings Account by Yateendra Kulkarni.
February 23, 2020 – “Tax Loss Harvesting” by Sunil Agrawal. Here are the notes.
January 13, 2020 – Robo Advisors by Ravi Srinivas. Here are his notes.

Our meetings in 2019:

November 18, 2019 –Tax Advantaged Savings Plans by Diwakar Vishakhadatta. Here are his notes.
October 14, 2019: What’s in Your Financial Toolbox? Meeting notes
September 9, 2019: Balanced Funds: Classic, Life Strategy, and Target Date Funds
- - Sunil Agrawal‘s meeting notes
  - Cheska Valentino‘s meeting notes
  - Alex Buckley’s meeting notes
  - Thomas Wang‘s meeting notes
July 15, 2019: Principles for Successful Investing. Jim Cosgrove‘s meeting notes
June 10, 2019: An Experiment in Dividend Investing. Jim Cosgrove‘s meeting notes
May 13, 2019: Working with a Financial Planner. Harry Sit‘s meeting notes
April 22, 2019: What we learned about taxes this year.
- - Barbara Briseno spoke about tax tools and tax preparation.
  - Alan Baker spoke about tax law changes, gifts, and charitable donations.
March 11, 2019: Diversification, Asset Allocation, and Rebalancing
- - Thomas Wang’s bio and notes on diversification
  - Alan Baker’s bio and notes on asset allocation
  - Yateendra Kulkarni’s bio and notes on rebalancing
  - Moderator Jim Cosgrove’s bio
February 11, 2019: International Investing. Arun Koparkar’s slides are here.
January 10, 2019: Planning for Health Care Costs.
- - Jeanne Texeira: Medicare
  - Amit Jain: Health Care Overview
  - Harry Sit: Healthcare Without an Employer (Before Medicare)
  - Jim Cosgrove: Household Healthcare Costs

Our meetings in 2018:
- - January 30 at 7:00 PM at the Saratoga Library. Alan Baker presents Avoiding Fraud and Identity Theft by Securing Your Digital Assets
  - February 17 at 11:30 AM at Harry’s Hofbrau. Roundtable discussion following up on January’s topic. There’s more info on the Bogleheads forum.
  - March 12 at 7:00 PM at the Saratoga Library. The topic is Achieving Early Retirement Through Financial independence. More detailed information can be found on the Bogleads forum. Topics include:
    - Living below your means
    - How to access retirement funds early without paying penalties
    - Why a very long retirement (50+ years) doesn’t require much more money than a 20-30 year retirement
    - Healthcare planning`
  - April 19 at 7:00 at Merrill Gardens in Campbell. Panelists Rick Huang, Greg Dietrich, and Thomas Wang opined on: How are you preparing for the next bear market? The meeting notes are here.
  - May 10 at 7:00 at Merrill Gardens in Campbell–an Investors’ Roundtable panel and Q&A. The meeting notes are here.
  - June 14 at 7:00. The speaker was Maureen O’Connell, JD on What You Need to Know About Estate Planning
  - July 16 at 7:00. TWO topics: Wild Cards and Black Swans: What are they and how to prepare – by Arun Koparkar AND Treasury Securities by Jim Cosgrove. Jim’s presentation is here.
  - September 20 at 7:00. Jim Cosgrove presented Creating Your Financial Wellness Checklist.
  - November 12 at 7:00. Steve Yang led a review and discussion of Ray Dalio’s book, “Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises”. Steve’s review is here. The book is available as a free download here.

Our meetings in 2015 – 2017 are here.

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Our meetings in 2015 – 2017 are here.