The Careful InvestorJ.B. Lippincott, 1914 - 289 páginas |
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... holders . In such case , crop failure might be more than neutralized by the favorable influences , and the " scientific " speculator who had sold " short " because , after a careful study of rain - fall statis- tics , he had reached the ...
... holders . In such case , crop failure might be more than neutralized by the favorable influences , and the " scientific " speculator who had sold " short " because , after a careful study of rain - fall statis- tics , he had reached the ...
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... holder of a $ 1,000 debenture bond can at any time exchange it for ten shares of stock . Now observe what happens . If the company prospers , and raises the rate of dividend on its stock from 6 per cent . to 12 per cent . , the stock ...
... holder of a $ 1,000 debenture bond can at any time exchange it for ten shares of stock . Now observe what happens . If the company prospers , and raises the rate of dividend on its stock from 6 per cent . to 12 per cent . , the stock ...
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... holders and depositors , taking a liberal toll for their ser- vice ; and the individual bond - buyer , the man who is intelligent enough to buy his investments at first hand , and , at the same time , sufficiently con- servative to ...
... holders and depositors , taking a liberal toll for their ser- vice ; and the individual bond - buyer , the man who is intelligent enough to buy his investments at first hand , and , at the same time , sufficiently con- servative to ...
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... holder , which is , of course , seldom given . And this is not all . If only the bonds of " going concerns " are purchased - that is , the bonds of corporations doing a profitable and increasingly prosperous business - the security of ...
... holder , which is , of course , seldom given . And this is not all . If only the bonds of " going concerns " are purchased - that is , the bonds of corporations doing a profitable and increasingly prosperous business - the security of ...
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... holder , the creditor of the company , with the position of the stock - holder . A share of stock is a certificate of part ownership in a corporation . A corporation is an association of persons to which the law gives the right , after ...
... holder , the creditor of the company , with the position of the stock - holder . A share of stock is a certificate of part ownership in a corporation . A corporation is an association of persons to which the law gives the right , after ...
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Página 179 - A common carrier, railroad corporation or street railroad corporation organized or existing, or hereafter incorporated, under or by virtue of the laws of the state of Missouri, may issue stocks, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof, when necessary for the acquisition of property, the construction, completion, extension or improvement of its facilities, or for the improvement or maintenance of its service or for the discharge...
Página 245 - ... all contracts or acts which were unreasonably restrictive of competitive conditions, either from the nature or character of the contract or act or where the surrounding circumstances were such as to justify the conclusion that they had not been entered into or performed with the legitimate purpose of reasonably forwarding personal interest and developing trade, but, on the contrary, were...
Página 99 - The share of infamy, that is likely to fall to the lot of each individual in public acts, is small indeed ; the operation of opinion being in the inverse ratio to the number of those who abuse power. Their own approbation of their own acts has to them the appearance of a public judgment in their favour.
Página 99 - Society requires not only that the passions of individuals should be subjected, but that even in the mass and body, as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their passions brought into subjection.
Página 55 - America to them in hand paid by the party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged...
Página 180 - In passing upon the application for leave to issue additional capital stock, the Commission will consider : "(5) Whether there is reasonable prospect of fair return upon the investment proposed, to the end that securities having apparent worth but actually little or no value may not be issued with our sanction.
Página 180 - For the purpose of enabling it to determine whether it should issue such an order, the Commission shall make such inquiry or investigation, hold such hearings and examine such witnesses, books, papers, documents or contracts as it may deem of importance in enabling it to reach a determination.
Página 179 - ... provided and not otherwise that there shall have been secured from the proper commission an order authorizing such issue, and the amount thereof and stating that, in the opinion of the commission, the use of the capital to be secured by the issue of such stock, bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness is reasonably required for the said purposes of the corporation...
Página 96 - They do not feel the importance of an exact conformity to contracts. It has not been their habit to meet their engagements on the very day if not quite convenient. Certainly they attach no idea of dishonesty to such a course of dealing. They mean to pay, but they did not expect when they contracted the debt to distress themselves about the payment. If a friend wants a, thousand dollars for a loan or a gift, he can have it, though perhaps a creditor wants it also. We do not mean to intimate that there...
Página 94 - The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against any of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.