# David Rosenthal

Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/people/david-rosenthal/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy.

Real Alpha has cut 2 moments of David Rosenthal (Co-founder & co-host, Acquired) talking, from an interview on Acquired published May 18, 2026.

- Role: Co-founder & co-host, Acquired
- On X: https://x.com/djrosent

## What David Rosenthal said

- [Bogle's firing and the legal loophole that created Vanguard](https://realalpha.app/s/bogles-firing-and-the-legal-loophole-that-created-vanguard/)
  Acquired · May 18, 2026 · 3 min
  > “They were about to find out just how powerful that technicality was. Or Jack was about to test it, shall we say.” — David Rosenthal · [55:32](https://realalpha.app/v/ipiKIgdynZE/?t=3332)
- [Buffett's million-dollar bet: an index fund crushed hedge funds](https://realalpha.app/s/buffetts-million-dollar-bet-an-index-fund-crushed-hedge/)
  Acquired · May 18, 2026 · 4 min
  > “So when all is said and done, the Vanguard 500 returns a total of 126% net after fees for the 10-year period, while the hedge fund portfolio returns just 36” — David Rosenthal · [2:33:02](https://realalpha.app/v/ipiKIgdynZE/?t=9182)

## The episode

- [Vanguard: The communist capitalist who saved investors a trillion dollars (Audio)](https://realalpha.app/v/ipiKIgdynZE/) · Acquired · May 18, 2026