I was a little confused on what stocks and bonds to invest in and this book by Jack Bogle really helped

I read the little book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle and it answered these 3 questions for me.

1. What should I invest in?
Low cost stock and bond index funds that capture the entire market. 

2. How much stocks and bonds should I have?
A range and mix of 25% - 75% that you modify according to your age. If you have more time to invest, you can afford to take more risks.

3. How can I improve my returns? 

• Keep costs extremely low (low cost index funds do this better than managed funds)
• Use tax efficient wrappers like ISAs for your stocks, bonds and funds
• Hold your investment for the long term and don’t trade often 
• Have a good asset allocation​ (see no.2)​

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