(Bloomberg View) — In the usually bleak debate over the economic health of average Americans and the utility of the finance industry, here's a happy statistic: A private-sector wealth-transfer machine has saved average investors $1 trillion.

That machine is Vanguard, and its model is worth highlighting — and maybe even emulating.

Let me explain the math.

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