Money John Bogle, founder of Vanguard and ‘father of index investing,’ dies at 89 January 16, 2019January 16, 2019Adam Shell, USA TODAYComments Off on John Bogle, founder of Vanguard and ‘father of index investing,’ dies at 89 John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, who revolutionized investing by inventing the index fund, has died. He was 89.